Plum & Apple Crumble is a moment in the making but you'll be thinking about the tart fruit filling and slightly gooey but crunchy crumble topping all week. There is no better way to use a glut of plums or apples than in this classic easy baked dessert which is made without oats.
Measure 200g Self Raising Flour and 100g Salted Butter into a mixing bowl. Cut the butter into small pieces as you add it.
Rub the butter into the flour using your fingertips. It is ready when the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
Measure in 100g Sugar and ¼ tsp Sea Salt Flakes then stir into the flour butter mix until evenly distributed.
Set aside the crumble mix for the time being.
Halve, remove the stone then halve 500g Plums again. Slice into chunks and tip into a baking dish.
Top, tail, peel and quarter 400g Apple. Slice the core out and slice each quarter into thin slices.
It is best to do this an apple at a time. Once the first apple is sliced, add it to a bowl and toss with 1 tbsp Lemon Juice. Keep adding the apple slices to the same bowl and toss to coat in the lemon juice. This will stop the apple from turning brown.
Tip the apple slices on top of the plums. Sprinkle over 2 tbsp Sugar (if using) then give everything a mix in the baking dish – just so everything is evenly distributed.
Sprinkle the crumble topping over the fruit.
Heap the crumble up more in the middle of the dish and keep it thinner at the edges.
Lightly sprinkle 2 tbsp Demerara Sugar over the top of the crumble for extra crunch.