I decided that nothing would be better than making a homemade apple crumble with my own apples. Our tree is a Macintosh apple tree. Another great use would have been homemade applesauce.
Al brought me in a bag of apples that had fallen from the tree. They were pretty small and a bit bruised but I was able to peel enough to make a crumble in my round stone baking dish. I am going to estimate it was 4 cups of peeled and sliced apples.
To that, I added 2 tablespoons of sugar, a teaspoon of nutmeg and a pinch of cinnamon. I use my mother's French Canadian spicing which is more nutmeg, less cinnamon, you, of course, should season it according to your personal preferences.
For the crumble, I used my mini food processor. I cut 4 tablespoons of cold butter into small pieces, added 1/3 cup of white flour and 3 tablespoons of granulated sugar along with a 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg and pulsed until it was crumbly.
Now in honesty, I didn't measure much of anything I just added and pulsed until it looked right so I have estimated what I used.
I then sprinkled the topping over the apples and put them in a 350-degree oven on the timer for 30 minutes. I didn't remove it when done since I was busy elsewhere which is why I use the timer to turn off the heat.
It was delicious and I have made homemade apple crumble two more times with equal success. It can be served with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream. I personally prefer heavy cream just poured over it.
This recipe makes enough for 6-8 servings and the grandsons loved it as well. What's not to like about homemade apple crumble?
