Apple Crumble

Apple Crumble

This is an easy, uncomplicated apple crumble in one dish but it is full of flavour and absolutely delicious when served slightly warm with ice cream.

450g cooking apples
62ml sugar

Crumble:
40g oats
40g flour
40g butter, cubed
30g brown sugar
2,5ml cinnamon

Preheat your oven to 190℃.
Peel, core and cut the apples into quarters. Cut the quarters into chunks.
Add the apple pieces to a small saucepan with the sugar and 45ml water.
Cook over a low heat, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes.
Spoon the apple into an ovenproof dish or individual ramekins. Put aside.

For the crumble:
Add the oats, flour, butter, sugar and cinnamon to a mixing bowl.
Rub the butter into the mixture with your fingers until it has an even crumb texture.
Spoon the crumb mixture onto the apple chunks.
Place in the oven and bake for 20 – 25 minutes.
Serve slightly warm with vanilla ice cream.

Balsamic Apple Pork Sausages

Balsamic Apple Pork Sausages

An easy, one-pan dish with delicious caramelised apple and onions, served on buttery mashed potato.

8 pork bangers
62ml balsamic vinegar
62ml honey
45ml olive oil
15ml thyme, chopped
3 large onions
3 Granny Smith apples

Preheat your oven to 200℃.
Peel and quarter the onions.
Peel, core and quarter the apples. Slice each quarter into half.
Add the sausages, balsamic vinegar, honey, oil, thyme, onion and apple slices to an oven dish and toss together to coat the onion, apple and sausages.
Place the roasting dish into the oven and roast for 30 minutes, shaking the dish every 10 minutes or so , so that the sausages brown evenly.
Remove from the oven and serve on buttery mashed potato.