Crumbles

[figbat]

Pear crumble is the king of crumbles. Close royal family include rhubarb and apple, especially a caramel apple (yes, new-tangled but so good). Any crumble is nobility though. Custard is a must although as a kid we had them with evaporated milk, which I recall being heavenly.

 

[PK99]

Plum crumble is one of my favourites. But then I do have plenty of plum trees in the garden.

I'm off in a bit to see if the organic veg chap has any rhubarb. I fancy another rhubarb and banana crumble.

Try Plum and Rhubarb.

Did one on Sunday. Last year's plums from the freezer and freshly picked rhubarb.

 

[Reynard]

Try Plum and Rhubarb.

Did one on Sunday. Last year's plums from the freezer and freshly picked rhubarb.

I'm an inveterate yellow stickerer. So, pray, exactly where am I going to find the freezer space to put plums?

But actually, that does sound rather nice.

 

[TheDoctor]

I have absolutely got to plant some rhubarb

 

[biggs682]

I've got a bunch of about-to-go-off bananas and I'm wondering what to pair them with this time after my (delicious) banana and apple crumble a while back. I'm thinking either rhubarb, blackberries, pineapple or blueberries (or a combination thereof)....

And should it be custard, cream or ice cream

What do you crumble aficionados reckon?

Only tried so far with apple , can't wait to try it with some rhubarb and custard off course

 

[biggs682]

I have absolutely got to plant some rhubarb

Do it soon as not meant to harvest for first couple of years

 

[biggs682]

Just chopped up some apricots up and added a crumble topping

 

[Eziemnaik]

Just tried loquat crumble... wunderbar!

 

[figbat]

Just tried loquat crumble... wunderbar!

I've had to look up what a loquat is - sounds delicious!

 

[annedonnelly]

I have absolutely got to plant some rhubarb

I got a plant last year. It's going great guns.

It doesn't need to be in a vegetable plot - mine's in the front garden & no-one seems to have noticed that it's not a flower :-)

 

[biggs682]

Just put a nectarine and summer fruit crumble in the oven

 

[biggs682]

Rhubarb stewing in the pan ready for a crumble and the finished article.

 

[biggs682]

Had two rather ripe bananas so made a crumble with them .

Also got given some red gooseberrys so will do the same with them.

 

[Poacher]

SiL gave us some red goosegogs.

What to do with them, the easy option of just stewing and serving with Greek yoghourt which is going spare, make a crumble, or look for a Hairy Berry ™ recipe. Decided on crumble. Next decision, use Magimix or fingers, as taught me by my dear mama. Fingers are marginally easier to clean, so decision made. Used Tamasin Day-Lewis's quantities, despite feeling she's a bit heavy on the butter (225g flour, 170g butter, 85g sugar).
No sugar in the gooseberries, as they were just about sweet enough. Four minutes on medium in the microwave, covered, to get them started before covering with the crumble mix. Photo makes the top look paler (and curiously like cauliflower!) than it actually was.
Absolutely delicious, but I've made a note to reduce the butter proportion next time.

 

[Poacher]

Proportion of butter duly reduced, now 230g flour, 130g butter and 85g demerara sugar, much better!
Remains of last night's plum crumble. (Lidl had punnets of "tree-ripened" plums on offer last weekend.)
Next one is likely to be free brambles, possibly with apples from a wayside tree I noticed a few days ago - good excuse for a ride!