Kitchen Garden Program-Recipe of the Week

This Weeks Recipe...Apple and Pear crumble

Equipment: 1 large rectangular baking dish, metric measuring cups and spoons, cutting boards with mats underneath, sharp knives, apple corer/cutter, peelers, saucepan, wooden spoon, large mixing bowl, scales.

Ingredients: 

What to do:

• Preheat oven to 200˚ C.
• Peel the apples and over a cutting board push the corer/cutter over the apple. With the flat side of the apple wedges on the cutting board, cut the wedges in half. Put the peel and cores into the compost bin.
• Peel the pears, core them and cut into wedges that are approximately the same size as the apple wedges. Put the peel and cores into the compost bin.
• Place apple, pear, cinnamon, maple syrup and cranberries in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook, covered, for 7 minutes or until apple is just tender, stirring halfway during cooking.
• Spray the baking dish with olive oil spray.
• Carefully spoon into the white baking dish.
• Weigh the butter and carefully slice the butter into small cubes.
• Make the topping. Combine oats, flour, ginger and sugar in a mixing bowl. Using fingertips, rub butter into the oat mixture until mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs. If you do not have an allergy to nuts, a good handful of flaked or slivered almonds could be added to the crumble topping for some added crunch. Sprinkle over fruit mixture. Bake for 10 minutes or until golden. Stand for 5 minutes and serve with whipped cream, custard or ice-cream.

If your family has a go at baking this recipe, or any other recipe at home, send in a photo to miners.rest.ps@education.vic.gov.au by 4 pm Tuesday 26 May (put Apple and Pear crumble in the subject line) to be included in the newsletter next week.

Bon appetit!