Apple crumble is very easy to make, and it makes a good dessert and a good breakfast. So make lots, and have two things covered at once. I thought I should throw in a picture of the finished product with a glass of orange juice just to emphasize that in fact it does make a nice breakfast treat. The original recipe can be found here, on the FlipFlopFlyin.com website, a lovely place to spend time if you haven't already discovered it. I spiffed it up by adding some rolled oats, sliced almonds and cinnamon to the topping and putting the crumble in individual baking dishes for portion control. You could also add raisins (ed. note: ewwww...) or use other fruits; it's a pretty forgiving recipe. Just be aware that fruit with liquid might need 1 or 2 TB's of flour mixed in with it to prevent it from getting soupy. Rhubarb & strawberries in the spring might be nice, or pears in the fall.Topping:
1/3 cup flour
3 TB butter (1/2 stick or so)
3 TB brown sugar
1/3 cup rolled oats
handful sliced almonds
Combine flour, butter an' brown sugar in mixer or cuisinart. Stir in oats and almonds, unless you prefer them blended, then whizz away. Pre-heat the oven to 350F and coat the sides & bottom of your pan of choice with butter. Peel, core and cut up an apple or two depending on how big they are (you can also leave on the peel but add 1 tsp water to compensate if you do). Toss apple parts with cinnamon, schpritz of lemon juice and spoonful of sugar so they are equally coated and place in pan. Ungracefully dump topping over apple pieces without tamping it down. Bake in oven for 35mins or so until topping is nice and golden. Serve as is or with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, yogurt etc.
