Dessert

Peach and berry crumble

I like to keep it super-simple when it comes to fruit crumbles, and I think the best ones have an almost shortcake-like golden crust with the bubbling fruit just sneaking through in places.
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15M
35M
50M

Ingredients

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C. Spoon fruit into a buttered oven-proof dish. Heat fruit for 15 minutes while you make the crumble.
2.In a food processor, pulse all the remaining ingredients until they resemble coarse breadcrumbs.
3.Using your hands, scrunch the crumbs together so that the mixture clumps up a bit, then spread it over the hot fruit. I like to leave some gaps so the fruit and juices can bubble through.
4.Cook for 25-35 minutes or until golden. Remove from oven and allow to rest for 5-10 minutes. Serve with pouring cream.

If you like your fruit layer to thicken slightly, feel free to stir in ½ tsp cornflour with some of the cold fruit juices and pour over the fruit before heating.

Note

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