Seasonal fruit crumble

Wendy Barrie: Food writer

Ingredients: serves 4

Crumble Filling:
Crumble Topping:
Method:

Crumble Filling:
  1. Pre-heat oven to 180°C / 350°F / Gas Mark 4.
  2. Prepare fruit as appropriate: wash, peel, core and slice up apple; wash and slice rhubarb; rinse other fruits and de-stone as appropriate.
  3. Place prepared fruit in a pan with a very little water to only just cover base of pan.
  4. Add honey and simmer on a moderate heat with lid on pan for approx 6 minutes until softened. If you do this gently the juice from the fruit will create lovely juices. Do not let the fruit dry out - it should be very juicy. Add a little more water if necessary. Taste and add more sugar if required - you will certainly need more for rhubarb but the rest will depend on the fruit.

Crumble Topping:
  1. In a bowl, place all remaining ingredients and rub butter into dry mix using your fingertips until all the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
  2. Place the stewed fruit in the base of an ovenproof dish and spoon over crumble mix.
  3. Bake for 25 minutes until golden.

To serve:

Serve with a scoop of ice cream if wished. Will keep refrigerated for the following day.