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Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cakes Apples
Blackberry Desserts
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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680 g Cooking apples
450 g Blackberries
75 g Caster sugar
1 Lemon; juice and rind of
10 ml Arrowroot; mixed with:
15 ml Water; cold
75 g Unsalted butter
75 g Caster sugar
1 Egg; lightly beaten
5 ml Baking powder
75 g Ground almonds
225 g Plain flour
2 1/2 ml Ground cinnamon
12 Whole almonds to decorate
Peel, core and slice cooking apples and place in a pan with
blackberries, sugar, lemon juice and rind and 45 ml water. Simmer
gently for 10 minutes until the fruit is just softened. Add
arrowroot mixture and stir until thickened. Cool.
To make the base and topping, blend together butter and sugar in a
processor until soft and fluffy. Add beaten egg, baking powder,
ground almonds, flour and ground cinnamon and process until just
crumbly. Turn mixture into a bowl.
Grease and line a 23 cm springform pan. Turn out 2/3 of the crumble
mixture onto a floured surface and knead gently together to
combine. Use to cover base of prepared pan, simply pushing any
cracks together.
Spread cooled blackberry and apple mixture over base. Sprinkle
reserved crumble mixture evenly over fruit topping and decorate
with whole almonds. Bake at 350 F for 50 minutes until pale
golden.
