BAKED APPLE & TOFFEE CRUMBLE

Baked apple & toffee crumble image

This comforting bake has it all- circles of apple, buttery brown sugar, plump fruit and spice, all baked under a nutty oat topping

Provided by Jane Hornby

Categories Dessert

Time 1h20m

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

100g raisin
100g pitted soft date , snipped into small pieces with scissors
85g light muscovado sugar
3 tbsp dark rum (or use orange juice)
25g unsalted butter
1 tsp mixed spice
zest and juice 1 lemon
4 Bramley apples , about 800g, peeled, cored and cut into 1cm rings
125g plain flour
100g unsalted butter
50g light muscovado sugar
3 tbsp jumbo oats
25g flaked almond (or use other nuts if you like)
custard or ice cream , to serve

Steps:

Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Put everything for the apple layer, except the lemon juice and apples, into a bowl and microwave on High for 1½ mins until the butter has melted and the sugar is syrupy. Toss in the apples and lemon juice, then spoon into a medium baking dish, making sure the dried fruit is evenly distributed.
Rub the flour and butter together, first into fine crumbs, then keep going until the mix forms bigger clumps, a bit like a rough biscuit dough. Stir in the sugar, oats and almonds. Scatter over the fruit, then cover with foil and bake for 1 hr, removing the foil for the final 30 mins, until golden and bubbling. Rest for 10 mins, then serve with custard or ice cream.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 485 calories, Fat 20 grams fat, SaturatedFat 11 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 67 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 50 grams sugar, Fiber 5 grams fiber, Protein 5 grams protein, Sodium 0.1 milligram of sodium