Crumbles

A Crumble is a classic dessert, it is basically a dish with fruits covered with a crumbly topping. You get the tangy-sweetness form the fruit and the crunchiness from the crumble, together it creates a heavenly burst of taste, flavour and texture. Apple Crumble is the most popular, but you can make it with other fruits as well as tropical fruits like Pineapple and Mango. You can also use a mix of fruits as well. It is usually served with custard, cream or Ice-cream.   

Ingredients:

6 Apples for Apple Crumble or

2 large Mangoes for Mango crumble or

1 Pineapple for Pineapple crumble

½ cup Sugar (4 0z)

1 cup Flour (6 oz)

6 tbsp melted Butter (3 oz)
2 tsp Cinnamon

Method

• Peel and slice the fruits into small chunks
• Mix them with 1 tbsp Sugar and 1 tsp Cinnamon powder. 
• Place on a baking dish (fruits should cover the bottom)
• Make the Crumble:  Add the remaining ingredients in a mixing bowl, mix them together with hand.   
• Spread the mix over the fruit and pack them down. Tighter you pack crumblier it will be. (you can add some nuts if you like)
• Put the dish in a pre-heated oven at 200c for 15 minutes, then bring it out. 

Serve hot or cold with Cream, Custard or Ice-cream. You can use store-bought custard powder to make custard following the instructions on the container or make your own home-made custard which is always better. Here is how:

Custard: (Crème Anglaise) 

Ingredients:

6 Egg yolks

600 ml Milk, single cream or double cream. (about 2½ cup) 

¼ cup Sugar

1 tsp Vanilla

2 tsp corn flour (diluted in 2 tbsp cold water)

Method:

• Take 6 egg yolks in a bowl
• Add the sugar and mix with the yolks
• Bring the milk and vanilla (or cream or a mix of milk and cream depending on how rich and creamy you want) to simmering point
• Add ¼ cup of hot milk gradually in the egg yolks and sugar mix while stirring
• Then add the liquid in the milk
• Add the diluted corn flour to the milk mixture
• Turn of the heat off as soon as it starts simmering again.