Apple, orange and apricot crumble

Name: Apple, orange and apricot crumble
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 6

Pudding & Cake Serves 6 1h 5 min

The sweetness of the apricots and dates and the tartness of the orange zest add a new dimension to this old-fashioned, crowd-pleaser. Baked in the oven, there's not much to rival this as a comforting end to a winter's meal – unless of course you top it with custard or cream. This also works with gluten free flour.

Ingredients

for the fruit base

8 dessert apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1cm dice
1 orange, peeled and divided into segments
grated zest and juice of 1 orange
100g dried apricots, roughly chopped
60g dates, roughly chopped
60g light soft brown sugar

for the crumble topping

175g plain flour
125g butter
100g caster sugar
60g rolled oats

Method

Prep time: 20 min

Cooking time: 45 min

main

Step 1
Preheat oven to 150°C/Gas 2.

Make the topping

Step 1
by whizzing the flour and butter in a food processor until the mixture has a fine consistency. Remove and place in a bowl. Add the caster sugar and the oats and rub together with your fingertips until evenly distributed.

For the base

Step 1
combine the apples and orange with the orange juice, zest, dried fruits and brown sugar and place in an ovenproof dish. Top with the crumble mixture and then bake in the oven for 45 minutes, until the fruit is tender and the topping golden brown.