Since then, we've been making it regularly as a comfort food - complimenting it with a great coffee or two as memories of childhood, holidays, family gatherings, etc come flooding back.
So, here is my Mom's recipe (my 10cents worth in italics) - with pictures...
ENJOY...
this recipe is a lot easier to master than it sounds - check the matching recipe photos
GERMAN APPLE CRUMBLE:
ingredients
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
125g margarine (don't replace this with butter - it doesn't have the same 'niceness')
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 egg
1 can of apples
[or: 4 (or more) fresh granny smith apples - peeled/sliced/blanched with a cinnamon quill]more sugar and or cinnamon for sprinkling
method
rub margarine into dry ingredients
whip egg and vanilla essence then add to mixture and mix with your hands
line a baking dish with half the pastry
fill pastry case with apples
sprinkle with sugar (and a little cinnamon if preferred)
grate the balance of the pastry on top (I sprinkle a little brown sugar on top as well)
bake in a preheated 180 Celcius oven for about 30 minutes
After minimal cooling time - slice and enjoy with low fat yoghurt (yeah right!...) or whipped cream
Apple Crumble recipe
