Autumn apple and plum crumble pie

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 6 people, you will need:

• 1 75 g ground hazelnuts
• 2 75 g flour
• 3 100 g butter
• 4 100 g caster sugar
• 5 800 g apple
• 6 700 g plums
• Total weight: 1,850 grams

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
40 min.	1 hour	1 hour 40 min.

Step by step recipe

• 1: Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C).
  Spread 75 g ground hazelnuts on a sheet of cooking parchment laid on a baking sheet.
• 2: Put in the oven for 15 minutes to toast.
• 3: Put into a mixing bowl: 75 g flour, 100 g butter and 100 g caster sugar. Add the cooled toasted ground hazelnuts.
• 4: Mix with your hands...
• 5: ...until you have an evenly mixed dough.
• 6: Lay a sheet of cooking parchment on the worktop and transfer the dough onto it.
  Lay a second sheet of cooking parchment on top then press and roll out with a rolling pin until it fits the size of your oven-proof dish. Slide the whole thing onto a rolled-out pastry baking sheet and put in the freezer for about 15 minutes.
• 7: Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
  Peel 800 g apples and cut into small pieces.
• 8: Butter an oven-proof dish and spread half the apples in an even layer.
• 9: Spread 700 g plums on top after removing the stones.
• 10: Then add the remaining apple pieces.
• 11: Take the dough out of the freezer and remove the top paper.
• 12: Lay the dough on top of the filling, tucking in any spare around the edge.
• 13: Bake for about 45 minutes.
• 14: Serve warm or cold, whichever you prefer.

Remarks

The quantities of fruit are for guidance, so do adapt these to your taste.
To give the crust a shine, glaze the top with egg or sprinkle a little caster sugar over before baking.

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