Apple crumble !~

tadaaaaaaaaaaaa!!
well, i didnt say it was Michelin class crumble did i?
i just say it was delicious :)
well, it loooks kinda okey, and yes i know the edges were kinda burnt, not all of it mind u, so it was a successful 1st attempt i would say :)

so, basically, to make an apple crumble, theres 2 parts. the crumble and the filling.

so, lets start with the crumble. (serves about 3)

• 150g plain flour (sieved)
• 85g unrefined brown sugar
• 100g unsalted butter (cubed)
• some butter for greasing

so, its pretty simple actually. just mix the sugar with the flour. Its kinda important that u use brown sugar. It basically gives a nice golden colour to ure crumble when its baked. so, after mixing the sugar and flour, rub in the cubed butter. Do it a few cubes at a time. the crumble will need time to build up and become.. hurmmm.. crumbly?
When i did this, i think i rubbed in too much butter prolly, so it was kinda dough-y. so just add come flour, no harm. What u want is crumble that resembles bread crumbs. THATS IT

next, the filling.

• 225g bramley apples, peeled and cubed
• 25g brown sugar
• half a table spoon of plain flour
• 1 pinch of ground cinnamon

Try and get bramley apples, its always good for cooking. but if u cant get it, get any green apple. its still allrite. so, just basically mix the sugar, flour and cinnamon with the cubed apples and ure done. this just gives it extra taste and texture. its all nice when the apple melts with the sugar when u get it out from the oven.. yummy!!

so, grease an ovenproof dish, and spoon the filling into the bottom of the dish. spread it evenly, then sprinkle the crumbled mixture on top. spread it evenly too.

pop it into the oven (about 180C) and let it bake for about 40 minutes @ till the crumble is browned!!
and thats it!!
serve it with vanilla ice cream, and its to die for :)

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I re tuned my freeview boxset!! with success!! okey, it might not be a big deal for u people out there!! but, i have this theory that technology hates me.
rite, lets list it out. as far as i can remember, things around me (electrical wise) just screws up round me.
i had 2 broken radio, 2 broken dvd, 1 ipod which fell onto pavement and on a puddle, digital memory card which just ran away @ dissapeared on me, a crash-ed and virus-ed computer!!!
now, it that doesnt convince u, i dunno what will!!
so, to be able to retune the freeview box, and not let it freeze on me, well, ive just won the election havent i?

iam off to celebrate, scrubs style :)
back to back episodes and then back to back of friends and then csi.
now, pls tell me,
aint life sweet? :)