Our easy Apple Crumble, recipe available at the end of the post |
We have a song about apples that we sing in the Autumn. We call it ‘Dropping Lisa’. The is the name Teddy gave this song as his beloved first teacher, Ms Lisa, sang it and dropped apples as she sang.
It goes like this (I copied the words and motions from my friend, Laura’s, beautiful blog, Crooked Moon Mama. Pop over to see her charming Autumn Circle).
During apple season, we love to make a little Apple Crumble for desert. It’s so quick and easy and the kids love to help. I get them to make the crumble while I am making the rest of the dinner, it’s that simple. And, it keeps them involved and happy during this often-difficult time of day for us mamas.
Ingredients
- 6 apples
- 1/4 cup sugar for Apples
- 1 tsp cinnamon (optional)
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg (optional)
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup of cool butter
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Core and slice the apples. Place them in a baking dish. Sprinkle a quarter cup of sugar over the apples.
Put the remaining sugar, flour and butter into a mixing bowl and use your clean fingers to mix the flour and sugar into the butter. My kids love this part of the recipe. At first they can’t believe that the floury mixture will turn into crumble. But away they work. They rub the flour and butter between their fingers until it turns magically into a crumbly, flaky dough.
We crumble the crumble over the apples.
Put it in the oven for 30 – 40 minutes and… Voila!!!! By the time dinner is over, there is a delicious warm apple crumble waiting for us. A scoop of ice cream and YUMMMMM!
Happy Autumn.
Blessings and magic,
Donni
8 Responses
Yum!!
I am SO making this on the weekend. Thank you!
I am looking for an apple crumble recipe for Sunday. I am all into Autumn recipes when fall comes around.
I love, love the apple song! Do you know where I might find the tune/sheet music for it? It would be so perfect for our September circle. Thanks so much for your help–and I’m definitely making that crumble this weekend…mmmmmmm :)
Hi Melanie,
It’s such a sweet song.. and perfect for an Autumn circle. Here’s a link to my friend Laura’s blog – http://www.crookedmoonmama.com/2010/09/autumn-circle-harvest.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CrookedMoonMama+%28Crooked+Moon+Mama%29
At the end of her post, she has the resources she used… hopefully one of those links will have the sheet music for you :-)
Blessings and magic,
Donni
YUM! I know I will have to try this recipe of your’s for Thanksgiving.
I made this tonight (with the kids making the crumble, my two year old especially loved that part) and I have to tell you, it is the best apple crumble I’ve ever made! Thank you so much for the recipe. Mine have always turned out too floury tasting but this is delicious, I think the nutmeg really makes it! Thanks again xx
Hi Marnie… glad you all loved it. Hmmmm… I think I’ll make apple crumble for pudding tonight :-)