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Autumn apple and plum crumble pie

This crumble with a difference captures real autumn flavours: apples, plums and hazelnuts. For a change, the crumble topping is pressed into a thin crust, more like a pie.

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Last modified on: October 27^th 2019

For 18 people, you will need:

1 225 g ground hazelnuts
2 225 g flour
3 300 g butter
4 300 g caster sugar
5 2 kgs 400 g apple
6 2 kgs 100 g plums
Total weight: 5,550 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

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37 min.	1 hour	1 hour 37 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 2 min.

Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C).

Spread 225 g ground hazelnuts on a sheet of cooking parchment laid on a baking sheet.

Stage 2 - 15 min.

Put in the oven for 15 minutes to toast.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Put into a mixing bowl: 225 g flour, 300 g butter and 300 g caster sugar. Add the cooled toasted ground hazelnuts.

Stage 4

Mix with your hands...

Stage 5 - 5 min.

...until you have an evenly mixed dough.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

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.

Stage 7 - 10 min.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Peel 2 kgs 400 g apples and cut into small pieces.

Stage 8 - 3 min.

Butter an oven-proof dish and spread half the apples in an even layer.

Stage 9 - 3 min.

Spread 2 kgs 100 g plums on top after removing the stones.

Stage 10 - 3 min.

Then add the remaining apple pieces.

Stage 11

Take the dough out of the freezer and remove the top paper.

Stage 12 - 3 min.

Lay the dough on top of the filling, tucking in any spare around the edge.

Stage 13 - 45 min.

Bake for about 45 minutes.

Stage 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.

Keeping

A few days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
11,696 Kcal or 48,969 Kj	105 gr	1,920 gr	399 gr
585 %	41 %	181 %	60 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
211 Kcal or 883 Kj	2 gr	35 gr	7 gr
11 %	1 %	3 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
650 Kcal or 2,721 Kj	6 gr	107 gr	22 gr
32 %	2 %	10 %	3 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Nuts, Gluten, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 18 people : 16.03 €
Per person : 0.89 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Apple: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Windfall apple jelly, Apple Pie, Apple custard tart, Baker's apple soles, Apple crisps, ... All
	Plums: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Plum tart "En passant par la Lorraine", Plum tart, Clafoutis-style plum financier , Smart plum tart, Plum and hazelnut crumble, ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Blackcurrant jelly, Pancake batter, Fraisier (French strawberry cake), Confit of quinces in Macvin, Blackcurrant-almond muffins, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crispy prawn rolls, Madeleines, Diplomat cream, How to prepare spinach, Chicken breasts in a potato crust, ... All

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