When going to a coffee shop I will always check out the apple crumble. It is one of my favourite teatime treats, but most of the times I am really disappointed when I order it, especially when it was reheated in a microwave oven. I am still trying to find the perfect recipe, but in the meantime this is the one I make regularly.
For the crust and the crumble:
125 g butter (don't use margarine), at room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 cups desiccated coconut
50g flaked almonds
Filling:
80g butter
1/2 cup sugar
825g tin tinned apples
or 8 Granny Smith apples
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon cornflour
Cream the butter and sugar. Add the flour, baking powder and coconut and mix. The mixture will be fairly crumbly. Use two thirds and press into a pie dish. Mix the almonds with the remaining third of the flour mixture. Fill the crust with the apple mixture then sprinkle the top with the crumble. Bake at 160 degrees for 30 minutes.
Serve warm with whipped cream.