With Easter’s chocolate egg overload just behind us, I’m sure the last thing on anyone’s mind is more sweet treats. But I couldn’t resist sharing the recipe for this apple pie which I made for pudding when my parents came over for lunch last week. Trust me, it’s definitely one to file away for a rainy day: along with cottage pie and grilled cheese, apple pie/crumble must be one of the ultimate comfort foods. And don’t be alarmed by the salt flakes specified in the recipe – they provide a beautiful contrast to the sweet crumble topping and tart apple. And the secret to getting a really yummy caramelized topping? Drizzle some golden syrup over the pie before it goes in the oven.
Apple Crumble Pie with Salt Flakes
Filling:
approx 800 g apples
1 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp sugar
1 pinch salt flakes
Crumble topping:
125 g cold butter
140 g plain flour
25 g rolled oats
125 g caster sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt flakes
Golden syrup
Method:
Pre-heat the oven to 225Ā°C and grease a pie dish (approx 28cm in diameter). Crumble topping: cut the butter into pieces. Pinch together butter, flour and oats to form a crumbly mixture. Add the sugar and salt flakes. Peel, core and cut the apples into thin slices before mixing with the cinnamon, sugar and salt. Put the apple slices in the bottom of the prepared pie dish and sprinkle the crumble mixture over the top. Drizzle some golden syrup over for a tasty toffee-like finish. Bake in the middle of the oven for 20-25 minutes. Let it cool slightly and serve with whipped cream, custard or ice cream.
NB: As my husband can’t eat gluten, I made this crumble with gluten free flour and oats. It worked really well.
A Spoonful of Style 
mmm yum!!! Looks SO good!! I love the addition of the salt flakes!
Thank you. Yes the salt really does make a nice addition. X
Love the addition of the salt! xxx
It works really well. Then again I’m also obsessed with the Green & Black chocolate with sea salt…So yummy! xxx
Looks delicious! I love the pairing of sweet and salty!
It is lovely and the children liked it too which surprised me a bit. X
Interesting one, worth trying!
Yes definitely. There wasn’t a crumb left after lunch! X
Look so yummy š Thanks for sharing š
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Thank you. It was very nice, probably even better without gluten free flour! X
Oh yum! Salt always makes a delicious contrast to sweet. Can’t wait to give it a go.
Yes, do. Let me know what you think. The crumble topping would work with other fruits as well I think. X
How lovely š Looks fantastic!
Thank you! xx
Looks so good! I made Jamie Oliver’s easy apple crumble just the other day too! Must try the salt flakes though! Thanks for the follow, looking forward to reading more of your posts! š
Thank you! Yes do try, it really is delicious. X
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Thank you so much for your kind words. X
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