There are many dishes with apples, the recipes are quite diverse - from pies to exquisite strudels. The classic apple crumble recipe is the perfect dessert for warm days as well as winter evenings. A warm cake straight from the oven, fragrant and aromatic, which can be better during a family dinner or just gatherings with friends! Crumble from the English "crumble" is translated as "crumbs". This is a dish that can be prepared in a salty or sweet version, it all depends on the filling.
A brief history of creating a simple recipe - apple crumble
Sweet stewed apples, which are covered with dough crumbs, appeared in Great Britain during the Second World War. The amount of products at that time was rationed. During the war, all kinds of fancy treats in the form of cakes and puddings were a luxury. Not everyone could afford such "delicacy". English housewives invented delicious desserts from simple and affordable products. Apple crumble appeared precisely thanks to housewives who wanted to please their relatives with delicious homemade pastries. They are the ones who came up with how to make apple crumble.
During the Second World War, there was a catastrophic lack of food, so the diet of families was very meager, but British women, as before, wanted to please their children with something warm and fragrant. Flour and sugar were obtained with incredible efforts. And at a time when it was possible, the housewives prepared a simple apple dessert. Making apple crumble was a whole ritual.
After the end of the war, this "English dessert" became quite popular. Now there is no shortage of goods and products, including, therefore, over time, the recipe for apple crumble has been slightly modernized. For a sweet filling, you can use not only apples, but also various berries and fruits. Housewives began to add oil, brown sugar and nuts to the crumbs.
How to make apple crumble, what products will be needed
Dessert recipe with English notes:
1 kg of chopped peeled apples;
1 tablespoon of water;
1 teaspoon of lemon juice;
1 glass of white sugar;
¾ cup of flour;
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon;
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg;
¼ teaspoon of salt;
½ stick of butter.
The cooking process
To prepare crumble, it is better to choose hard apples, they will not fall apart when processed at high temperatures. How to make the dessert low-calorie, as well as more useful, it is worth replacing shortbread with oatmeal. Oatmeal becomes crispy when baked and acquires subtle notes of nutty taste.
The British like to serve crumble "from the oven" in a composition with a ball of vanilla filling. The ice cream slowly melts and reveals the taste of this simple but so delicious dessert, making it more fresh and juicy. Note to housewives: "Sand dough for apple crumble can be stored in the freezer for about a month."
