what the hell ever apple crumble
friends who travel will sometimes text me while they are packing, realizing that they've left more perishables in their fridge than they can reasonably eat before they leave. 'do you want these?' they ask. even if i can't eat them myself, i accept them; the remains get chopped up and fed to the compost, which will become dirt for next year's garden.
there are dozens of apples piling up on top of my fridge. the most desperate, a quad of golden delicious, are soft to the touch. every morning since we adopted them, i smell apples whenever i open the freezer to get to the ice cubes.
'apple crumble,' i tell myself. 'i can make apple crumble.'
i looked up recipes from the internet and wrote down proportions. i appreciate when measurements are given by weight, instead of volume. dutifully, i tared the mixing bowl over the kitchen scale and started measuring out flour. by the third scoop, i was bored of reading numbers, and i knew i didn't have enough butter, and that i'd want to put in more oatmeal, and that i've never agreed with anyone else's spice mixes. so, i winged it.
the full recipe
filling (mixed in a pyrex dish):
- 4 golden delicious apples, peeled/cored and rough-diced into half-inch cubes
- a little water with a splash of rice vinegar
- a spoon of brown sugar
- a little ginger, thinly mixed, sprinkled on top
topping:
- ~100g white flour
- ~30g brown sugar
- ~30g oatmeal
- ~35g butter, cut into small cubes
- cinnamon, nutmeg, clove to taste
- a splash of canola oil where it looks too dry
bake at 350F for like ~60m, or until it looks done
10 May 2018 20:30
