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Autumn apple and plum crumble pie

This crumble with a difference captures real autumn flavours: apples, plums and hazelnuts. For a change, the crumble topping is pressed into a thin crust, more like a pie.

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Last modified on: October 27^th 2019

For 6 people, you will need:

1 75 ml ground hazelnuts
2 117 ml flour
3 103.2 ml butter
4 100 ml caster sugar
5 800 ml apple
6 1 litre 15 ml plums

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Time required for this recipe:

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37 min.	1 hour	1 hour 37 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 2 min.

Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C).

Spread 75 ml ground hazelnuts on a sheet of cooking parchment laid on a baking sheet.

Stage 2 - 15 min.

Put in the oven for 15 minutes to toast.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Put into a mixing bowl: 117 ml flour, 103.2 ml butter and 100 ml caster sugar. Add the cooled toasted ground hazelnuts.

Stage 4

Mix with your hands...

Stage 5 - 5 min.

...until you have an evenly mixed dough.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Lay a sheet of cooking parchment on the worktop and transfer the dough onto it.

Lay a second sheet of cooking parchment on top then press and roll out with a rolling pin until it fits the size of your oven-proof dish. Slide the whole thing onto a rolled-out pastry baking sheet and put in the freezer for about 15 minutes.

Stage 7 - 10 min.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Peel 800 ml apples and cut into small pieces.

Stage 8 - 3 min.

Butter an oven-proof dish and spread half the apples in an even layer.

Stage 9 - 3 min.

Spread 1 litre 15 ml plums on top after removing the stones.

Stage 10 - 3 min.

Then add the remaining apple pieces.

Stage 11

Take the dough out of the freezer and remove the top paper.

Stage 12 - 3 min.

Lay the dough on top of the filling, tucking in any spare around the edge.

Stage 13 - 45 min.

Bake for about 45 minutes.

Stage 14

Serve warm or cold, whichever you prefer.

Remarks

The quantities of fruit are for guidance, so do adapt these to your taste.

To give the crust a shine, glaze the top with egg or sprinkle a little caster sugar over before baking.

Keeping

A few days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
3,899 Kcal or 16,324 Kj	35 gr	640 gr	133 gr
144 %	10 %	45 %	15 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
211 Kcal or 883 Kj	2 gr	35 gr	7 gr
8 %	1 %	2 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
650 Kcal or 2,721 Kj	6 gr	107 gr	22 gr
24 %	2 %	7 %	2 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2700 k-calories or 11300 k-joules by day for a man (change to a woman).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Nuts, Gluten, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 6 people : 5.34 €
Per person : 0.89 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Apple: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Far Normandy-Brittany, Tarte Jurassienne, Invisible apple cake, Canadian apple crumble, Alsatian apple tart, ... All
	Plums: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Jelly-style plum jam, Stewed plums, Plum tart, Angevin plum pâté, Plum tart "En passant par la Lorraine", ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Apricot and pistachio clafoutis, Little caramelized peach tarts, Kouign-amann brioche, Bounty-style tart for Alison, Gravlax, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Leek and broccoli "à la flamande", Nanou's apple and almond cake, Bonnevaux apple tart, Sandwich bread, Chocolate eclairs, ... All

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