Delicious Apple Crump

Superb Dessert : Apple Crump

Pudding: Bramley apple crump with vanilla custard (Janet Jones)

INGREDIENTS

• 100 g butter, at room temperature
• 100g sugar, granulated
• 4 heaped tablespoons organic plain flour
• 450 g Bramley apples

CUSTARD
• 300 ml full cream milk
• 30 ml single cream
• 1 vanilla pod
• 2 egg yolks at room temperature
• 1 tablespoon soft light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon corn flour

PRE-HEAT THE oven TO 170 DEGREES CELSIUS

METHOD
1. For the crump topping, place the flour into an oven proof bowl and add the sugar and butter.
2. Transfer the bowl to the oven for 10-15 minutes until the butter has melted
3. For the filling, peel, core and slice apples, place in another ovenproof dish and put in oven for 5 minutes.
4. Remove the crump mixture from oven and stir the ingredients together and spread over the part cooked apples.
5. Place in oven at 170 degrees Celsius for 40 minutes.
6. For the custard, put the milk, cream and vanilla pod into small pan and bring to boil. Remove from heat, remove vanilla pod then add the sugar and stir for 30 seconds.
7. Add the corn flour to yolks. Whisking the egg yolk mixture continually, slowly add the vanilla, milk and cream mixture.
8. Pour the custard into a heat proof bowl, place over a bowl of boiling water, stirring with a spoon until it has thickened. Remove from heat and pour in jug.
9. Serve a spoonful of apple crump in a bowl and pour over the custard.