Apple and Toffee Crumble Pie

A pastry bottom pie with apple filling, homemade treacle toffee, and a toasted almond crumble topping.

Estimated Nutrition

Per Serving Total
Calories 985.1 kcals 7880.5 kcals
Carbohydrates 138.2 grams 1105.8 grams
Fat 45.7 grams 365.2 grams
Protein 7.8 grams 62.4 grams
Cook Time
90 mins
Produces
8 people
Allergies
Vegetarian
Vegan
Dairy Free
Gluten Free

Ingredients

BakingIngredients
450
g
Soft Dark Brown Sugar
for the toffee
115
g
Sugar
for the pastry
400
g
Flour
sifted
100
g
Sugar
for the filling
100
g
Caster Sugar
for the crumble
Dairy
225
g
Butter
for the pastry
1
unit
Egg Yolk
free-range
100
g
Butter
for the filling
80
g
Butter
softened, for the crumble
Fruits
1
unit
4
unit
Bramley Apples
peeled and diced
4
unit
Eating Apples
peeled and diced
GrainsCereals
200
g
Plain Flour
for the crumble
NutsSeeds
OilsFats
1
unit
Oil
for greasing

Steps

  • Line a tray with baking parchment and grease with oil.
  • Boil 125ml water with brown sugar, then stir in cream of tartar, syrup, and treacle.
  • Cook toffee mixture to 140°C, pour onto the tray, and cool.
  • Preheat the oven to 150°C.
  • Cream butter and sugar, then mix in egg yolk and flour.
  • Chill wrapped pastry in the fridge for one hour.
  • Roll pastry to 5mm thickness and line a 20cm tart ring.
  • Fill pastry with baking weights and chill for another hour.
  • Blind bake for 35 minutes, remove weights, and bake for 10 more minutes.
  • Melt butter, sugar, and orange zest in a pan.
  • Add Bramley apples and cinnamon, cooking until pureed.
  • Stir in eating apples for 2 minutes and remove the cinnamon stick.
  • Drain excess liquid from apples and let cool.
  • Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  • Rub crumble ingredients together with fingertips until combined.
  • Bake crumble on a tray for 20 minutes, stirring every five minutes.
  • Fill the pastry case with apples and top with toffee chunks and crumble.
  • Bake at 180°C for 12 minutes until bubbling.
  • Serve warm with custard or cream.