The Crumble

The crumble is a fruit-based cake, a native of British cooking. It is a delicious way to enjoy anytime. Learn all about the crumbles in the following article.

In English means crumb crumble, making it perfect allusion to the texture of this cake. The crumble can be made with various fruits, which are coated with a dough of flour, butter and sugar, then place in the oven. In different places it usually accompanied by custard, ice cream or fruit compote. However, this recipe can also be developed in a salt, based on cheese or vegetables for example.

The mass

It is a granular mass that we must work with your fingers to make it a gritty texture and after being baked crisp. The ingredients are:
• Flour: Wheat flour, white or brown. About 250 gr.
• Butter: preferably with a little salt. It takes 150 gr. approx.
• Fruits (to crumble sweet) fruits of the season to consumer preference. 1 kilo or so.
• Sugar (to crumble sweet): white or brown, according to taste. 90 gr.
• Essences for candy crumbles, the essences of vanilla, nutmeg, almond or walnut are perfect, while the salty crumbles they can add Parmesan cheese, herbs or pepper for example.

Preparation

To prepare the dough, all ingredients together and knead with hands until mixture is half solid and grainy. This dough is stretched over a pie pan and taken to the oven until cooked (15 minutes). Then removed and filled with fruit compote, made with chopped fruit mixed with sugar and essences you wish to add. After preparing a mixture made with sugar and a little butter, worn over low heat for several minutes, until well incorporated, resulting in a grainy mixture. This is spread over the fruit compote and takes the cake in the oven for 30 minutes app.

Sweet Crumbles

The base of sweeter fruit crumble, which depend on the season. Some of the most classic crumbles are:
• The apple crumble. Use blocks or Pippin Pippin Queen of Canada and gray added cinnamon or ginger.
• The classic british: the crumble with rhubarb. To avoid being too sweet, prepared with apple compote and rhubarb equally.
• The red fruit crumble: mix them with apple, pear or banana for a delicious combination.

Salted Crumbles

In this recipe, simply substitute the fruit for a garnish of vegetables, which can also be accompanied by bits of meat, fish or cheese. It's a great idea to take the leftovers of the weekend.