Holiday Cooking

St. Patricks day is coming up and while the usual debauchery and dying everything green is always fun I always like to bake goodies that go with the holiday. While living in London I learned that the UK LOVES crumbles. Every pub, Irish and English, always had crumbles on their menus; apple was the most popular. So, I feel to truly represent the Irish on St. Patrick's Day a delicious apple crumble is needed.

Apple Raspberry Crumble



Ingredients:

Topping:

1 cup all purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
12 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
2/3 cup old fashioned rolled oats

Filling:
6 large Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced
2/3 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup frozen raspberries
2 tablespoons all purpose flour


Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly brush 8x8x2 in. glass baking dish with a little melted butter or spra.

For Topping: Place all topping ingredients in food processor & process until the mixtue is crumbly and no large pieces of butter are visible.

For Filling: Peel, core and slice the apples into 1/4 inch thick pieces. Place in large bowl and add rest of filling ingredients. Gently combine.

Put filling in baking dish and spread topping evenly over the apples. Bake for approximately 40-45 minutes or until the topping is lightly browned and the filling is bubbly. Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool for about 15 minutes before serving.

Serve with softly whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. Enjoy! This is so yummy.