Apple Crumble

Apple crumble is one of the old time favorite pies.  It originated in England during the Second World War due to the strict rations of foods.  During those hard times ingredients were not enough to come up with a traditional apple pie.  So what the people back then did was to create a crumble, since there were not much ingredients required. The only thing needed were sugar, butter and a little flour. Someone has rightly said necessity is the mother of invention.   During the hard times, the creativeness of the English people paved the way for apple crumble to become one of the popular desserts for times to come  In the fall or autumn when apples are in plenty, apple crumble became a favorite dish.  It is a very simple dish to make and that is one of the reasons of its popularity.

Ingredients:

3 Big Apples cored and sliced, ½ cup white sugar, 1 ½  tsp white flour, ½ tsp cinnamon powder,  ¼ cup water.

For Crumbs:

½ cup cooking oats, ½ cup corn flakes, ½ cup white flour, ½  cup brown sugar, 1/8 tsp baking powder, 1/8 tsp baking soda, ¼ cup melted butter or canola oil

Method:

Preheat oven to 350 degree F or 180 degree C.

Place the sliced apples in a  medium size pie dish.

Mix the white sugar, 1 ½  tsp flour, cinnamon powder and sprinkle over apples. 

Pour ¼ cup water evenly over this.

Combine the oats, corn flakes(crush these a little with your hand), ½ cup white flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and melted butter or canola oil.

Crumble evenly over the apples.

Bake for 45 minutes or slightly golden in color.