Name: Spicy apple and blackberry crumble
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 3/4 cup flour; 3/4 cup ground almonds; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1/4 teaspoon mixed spice; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/4 teaspoon allspice; 75 gram butter; 1 cup red wine; 1 cup apple juice; 3 tablespoon calvados; 4 tablespoon sugar; juice of 1 lemon; 1 cinnamon quill; 600 gram tart apples such as braeburns, peeled, cored and chopped; 1 cup blackberries (fresh or frozen); icing sugar, to dust; vanilla ice-cream and runny cream, to serve

Ingredients

3/4 cup flour

3/4 cup ground almonds

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 teaspoon mixed spice

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

1/4 teaspoon allspice

75 gram butter

1 cup red wine

1 cup apple juice

3 tablespoon calvados

4 tablespoon sugar

juice of 1 lemon

1 cinnamon quill

600 gram tart apples such as braeburns, peeled, cored and chopped

1 cup blackberries (fresh or frozen)

icing sugar, to dust

vanilla ice-cream and runny cream, to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to 160°C. Rub flour, almonds, brown sugar, spices and butter together to form crumbs.

2.Bring wine, apple juice, calvados, sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon to the boil then add apples. Cover and return to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove lid and simmer for 5 more minutes to reduce liquid. Remove from heat and add berries.

3.Remove quill, spoon fruit into 6 oven-proof dishes (or 1 large dish) and top with crumble. Bake on lowest shelf for 30-40 minutes, or until crust is golden.

4.Dust with icing sugar and serve with vanilla ice-cream and runny cream.

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