Kelly's Apple Crumble Tart
Flavourful apples are one kind of fruit you can find any time of year. Kelly’s apple tart is a great dessert to make for friends and perfect to enjoy on a lazy Sunday afternoon. It is great on its own, but you can serve it with a dollop of crème fraîche, vanilla ice cream or clotted cream.
Ingredients
For the pastry:
- 175g plain flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- pinch nutmeg
- 100g unsalted butter (chilled and cubed)
- 1-2 tbsp iced water, or more, if needed
For the filling:
- 6 Granny Smith apples (peeled, cored and thinly sliced)
- 100g unsalted butter (cubed)
- 100g plain flour, 50g porridge oats
- 50g granulated sugar, 35g dark brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon, 1/8 tsp salt
Making the Pastry Crust
- Sift dry ingredients together in a mixing bowl
- Add the butter; then with your fingertips, rub together with the flour until the mixture resembles coarse sand; alternatively, you can blend ingredients together with a pastry cutter
- Add the water 1 tbsp at a time just until the dough comes together
- Gather dough into ball, flatten into a disk and wrap in cling film; refrigerate for at least 1 hour
- Roll out the dough between sheets of cling film to fill a 23cm tin and press lightly into place
Making the Filling
- Preheat oven to 190°C / 170° C Fan / Gas 5
- Fill the tart shell with the the prepared apple slices
- Mix the remaining ingredients together quickly with your fingertips and pour over the top, pressing the mixture over the apples by hand
- Bake 35-40 minutes, until the apples are bubbling and the crumb mixture is a deep golden brown
BK Tips
- Add 50g chopped walnuts, hazelnuts or almonds to the topping for extra crunch
- Use a ready-rolled all butter shortcrust as an easy, time-saving substitute for a homemade crust