Scrumptiously Crispy Apple Crumble

Apples are one of my favorite fruits next to mangoes, strawberries, blackberries, peaches, nectarines, and papayas.  Many have seen the great versatility of the apple in the kitchen.  You can make applesauce, apple cider, apple pies and etc. I decided to just stick with the basics.  I am referring to the apple crumble.  The ingredients are easy to find in your kitchen pantry or in the grocery stores.  The steps are only 5 steps and the finished crumble will leave you with a Scrumptiously Crispy Apple Crumble.




YIELDS 2 SERVINGS 
2 Granny Smith apples, cored and diced
2 tbsp Brown sugar
½ tsp ground cinnamon (for a more potent fragrance, grate a cinnamon stick with a microplane)
2 tbsp / 30g / 1oz. cold butter, cut into cubes (room temperature butter melts much better)
1/2 lemon juice squeeze


Topping:
½ cup oats
½ cup flour
1/4th cup granulated sugar
1/4th cup brown sugar
1/4th cup walnuts, chopped I used almonds since they were all I had)
5 tbsp / 75g / 2.65 oz. cold butter, cut into cubes  (room temperature butter melts much better)

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F/175°C.
2. In a bowl, toss together apple, brown sugar and cinnamon, until well coated.
3. Grease an ovenproof dish with butter and transfer the apples to it. Dot with cold butter. Set aside.
4. In another bowl mix together the ingredients for the topping. Cut the butter into the mixture with a pastry cutter or a fork. Refrigerate this for about 10 minutes if you’ve got the time.
5. Spread chunks of the topping mixture over the apples and bake for 35-40 minutes until the apples are done.
6. If the apples are rather juicy, you might have to drain off the excess juices halfway through baking.
7. Sneak in a few bites while still in the oven, under the pretext of making sure there isn’t too much liquid in there.
8. Serve the apple crumble with vanilla ice cream with caramel sauce or even Dulce de Leche.

 Please note:  

• Borrowed recipe + added lemon and almonds instead of walnuts
• I wish the recipe called out what size of pan to use.  I used the traditional pie pan.
• I need to take better pictures which leads me to believe I need a better camera or some photography lessons.