How to make southern Swedish apple crumble
The perfect southern Swedish apple crumble for these cold winter nights. John Duxbury shares his favourite recipe.
Summary
Serves: 4-6
Preparation: 10 minutes
Cooking: 25 minutes
Ingredients
1kg (2 1/2 lb) eating apples
100-200g (1/2-1 cup) caster (superfine) sugar, amount depends on apple variety
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
60g (3/4 cup) breadcrumbs
60g (1/4 cup) cold butter (you may not need it all)
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 190C (390F, gas 6, fan 175C)
2. Core, peel and slice the apples.
3. Toss the apples, sugar, cinnamon and breadcrumbs in a large bowl.
4. Transfer the apples to a large baking dish and spread any leftover mixture over the top. Pack the filling down well because it will sink when baked.
5. Slice the butter as thinly as possible and lay it on top of the apples in one layer (you may not need all the butter).
6. Bake for 20-25 minutes until the top is a nice toffee brown colour. Add some top heat or pop the dish under the grill for a couple of minutes for a nice golden brown topping.
Vanilla sauce
300ml (1 1/4 cups) whipping cream
100g (7 tbsp) caster (superfine) sugar
1 vanilla pod, split lengthways
3 egg yolks
Method
1. Mix 250ml (1 cup) of the cream with the sugar and vanilla pod and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
2. Whisk the egg yolks with a little of the vanilla cream mixture.
3. Pour into the rest of the vanilla cream mixture and bring back to a gentle simmer.
4. Remove from the heat, leave to cool and then remove the vanilla pods.
5. Whisk the remaining cream until soft peaks are formed. Fold into the vanilla sauce just before serving.
Tips
- Any good quality eating apples can be used for this recipe.
- Don't be tempted to reduce the amount of cinnamon as it works really well and the result isn't too cinnamony.
- If you have one, use an osthyvel (cheese planer/cutter) to slice the butter as thinly as possible.
- The pudding is also nice baked in individual dishes and topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a little clotted cream.
This recipe was created by Malin Jönsson, the chef at Brösarps Gästgifveri in southern Sweden. Published courtesy of John Duxbury, founder and editor of Swedish Food.
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Summary
Serves: 4-6
Preparation: 10 minutes
Cooking: 25 minutes
Ingredients
1kg (2 1/2 lb) eating apples
100-200g (1/2-1 cup) caster (superfine) sugar, amount depends on apple variety
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
60g (3/4 cup) breadcrumbs
60g (1/4 cup) cold butter (you may not need it all)
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 190C (390F, gas 6, fan 175C)
2. Core, peel and slice the apples.
3. Toss the apples, sugar, cinnamon and breadcrumbs in a large bowl.
4. Transfer the apples to a large baking dish and spread any leftover mixture over the top. Pack the filling down well because it will sink when baked.
5. Slice the butter as thinly as possible and lay it on top of the apples in one layer (you may not need all the butter).
6. Bake for 20-25 minutes until the top is a nice toffee brown colour. Add some top heat or pop the dish under the grill for a couple of minutes for a nice golden brown topping.
Vanilla sauce
300ml (1 1/4 cups) whipping cream
100g (7 tbsp) caster (superfine) sugar
1 vanilla pod, split lengthways
3 egg yolks
Method
1. Mix 250ml (1 cup) of the cream with the sugar and vanilla pod and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
2. Whisk the egg yolks with a little of the vanilla cream mixture.
3. Pour into the rest of the vanilla cream mixture and bring back to a gentle simmer.
4. Remove from the heat, leave to cool and then remove the vanilla pods.
5. Whisk the remaining cream until soft peaks are formed. Fold into the vanilla sauce just before serving.
Tips
- Any good quality eating apples can be used for this recipe.
- Don't be tempted to reduce the amount of cinnamon as it works really well and the result isn't too cinnamony.
- If you have one, use an osthyvel (cheese planer/cutter) to slice the butter as thinly as possible.
- The pudding is also nice baked in individual dishes and topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a little clotted cream.
This recipe was created by Malin Jönsson, the chef at Brösarps Gästgifveri in southern Sweden. Published courtesy of John Duxbury, founder and editor of Swedish Food.
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