Recipe of the Month – Apple Crumble

Simple but delicious and a great way of using up foraged apples

For the filling

• 6 medium to large cooking apples
• 1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• Zest of 1/2 lemon
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon salt

For the crumble

• ¾ cup all purpose flour
• ¾ cup brown sugar
• 1 cup rolled oats
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 8 tablespoons cold unsalted butter

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
2. Core, peel and thinly slice the apples. Peel and grate the ginger
3. Combine the apple slices and filling ingredients in large bowl and toss with your hands until well coated
4. In a separate bowl make the Crumble topping. Stir together flour, oats, walnuts and salt. Cut the butter into small pieces and add to bowl. Use pastry cutter or fork to fully incorporate the butter
5. Grease a 9 x 13-inch baking dish. Place the apple filling in the bottom, then evenly distribute the crumble mixture over the top
6. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes until browned and bubbly

Serve with cream, ice cream or greek yoghurt