NATIONAL APPLE MONTH AND… APPLE CRUMBLE!

Apple crumble is great to make on a rainy day and everyone enjoys it! I will teach you how to bake this tasty dessert later on in the post.

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Did you know that…?

October is National Apple Month!  It is the only national, generic apple promotion in the United States. In 1904 it originally started out as National Apple Week. Then it expanded to the entire month of October in 1996. National Apple Month´s mission is to increase apple industry sales and to enhance consumer awareness and the usage of apples and apple products. 

Its goal is to increase the apple industry sales through a fall retail display contest, foodservice promotional contest, to recognize outstanding retailers for their apple merchandising and to develop strong relations with retail, foodservice and apple industry members.  (1)

                                       (Citied Sources: (1) http://nationaldaycalendar.com/)

Apple Crumble

·         3-4 Bramley cooking apples

·         100g granulated sugar

·         150g plain flour (also works well with gluten-free flour)

·         75g salted butter, softened

Method

1          .  If you're planning to cook it straight after preparing, preheat the oven to 180C/350F/gas 4. If you want, however, you can make the crumble beforehand, and cook it later.

2         .  First, you need to prepare the apples. Half fill a large saucepan with water, and peel, core and chop the apples into 1-2cm chunks. Place them in the saucepan to stop them from ruining.

3         .  Drain all of the water from the saucepan, add another 2 tbsp(table spoon) of water and 50g of the sugar, and place on a medium heat on the hob. Stew until the apples become mushy. Once mushy, put the apples into an ovenproof dish.

4        .  Place the flour and the remaining sugar in a mixing bowl. Add the butter and use your hands to mix everything together until the mixture resembles large breadcrumbs. Pour this evenly on top of the stewed apples.

         .If you are making the crumble in advance, cover it with cling film and allow to cool to room temperature before placing in the fridge. When ready to cook, place the crumble in the preheated oven and bake for 30 minutes. Don't worry if the crumble doesn't looked cooked properly, it most likely is! Eat hot from the oven.