Recipes, Sweet

Apricot and Almond Crumble

6 December 2021

ingredients

24 large apricots

60 g blanched slivered almonds.

Sugar - optional

Crumble:

125g flour

125 g caster sugar

125 g ground almonds / almond meal

175 g cold butter

equipment

Chopping board and kitchen knife

Mixing bowl

Shallow baking or pie dish

METHOD

Step 1 Prepare the fruit

Preheat the oven to 200 C

Rinse the apricots in cold water, cut in half along the groove of the fruit and remove the stone. Cut into quarters or leave as halves depending upon the size of the fruit.

Grease the baking or pie dish with a little butter. 

Arrange the cut apricots on the base of the dish - cut side down.

Sprinkle with a dessertspoon of sugar if you wish.

Step 2 Prepare the crumble

Mix the dry ingredients together in the mixing bowl.

Cut the butter into dice and rub the pieces into the dry ingredients to create the consistency of bread crumbs.

Step 3 Assembly

Spread the crumble over the fruit.

Top with the slivered almonds.

Step 4 Bake

Bake in the preheated oven until the top is golden and nicely coloured - approximately 35 minutes.

If you find the top is colouring too quickly reduce the oven temperature to 180 C and place an empty baking sheet in the rack above the dish. This will reduce the rate of browning.

Step 5 To Serve

Serve warm or at room temperature with fresh cream.

source

Recipe adapted by Elizabeth Peddey  from Jane Grigson, Fruit Book