This is a fantastic American recipe equivalent to our crumble. It's particularly good with strawberries and rhubarb, but you can use any fruit combo you like; about 680g/1 1/2 pounds of fruit should do it.
Ingredients
For the fruit:
- 2 apricots, stoned and sliced
- 1 pear, cored and thickly sliced
- 1 pint blackberries
- 1 pint blueberries
- 1 pint raspberries
- 1 stick rhubarb
- 5 tablespoons sugar
- A good glug balsamic vinegar
For the topping:
- 4 ounces butter, chilled
- 8 ounces (225 grams) self-rising flour
- 2 1/2 ounces (70 grams) sugar
- A large pinch salt
- 4 1/2 fluid ounces (130 milliliters) buttermilk
- A little sugar, for dusting
- Vanilla ice cream, as an accompaniment
Directions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C/gas 5). Put the fruit into a pan with the sugar and the balsamic vinegar. Put the pan over the heat, and cook gently, until the juices begin to run from the berries. Pour into an ovenproof dish.
Meanwhile make the topping. Rub the cold butter into the flour until the mixture resembles fine bread crumbs. Add the sugar and salt, stir well, and then add the buttermilk to form a loose, scone-type mixture. Roll balls of the dough and place randomly over the hot fruit. Sprinkle with a little sugar, and bake in the oven for 30 minutes until golden brown. Serve with vanilla ice cream.
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By shoedog
Leesburg, VA
on April 25, 2012
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Made in no time at all with a variety of fruit from our fridge. Served with fresh whipping cream and every family member LOVED!
By jodi_meisner_60...
Geismar, LA
on January 23, 2012
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This was amazing!!!! Better than my mama's and that is saying something! Wondered about the balsamic vinegar...but it so makes the difference!!!! Thank you Jamie...you must visit Louisiana for my gumbo!
By cupcake absolute
Near Yorktown,VA.
on January 15, 2011
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CHEF JAMIE HAS SAVED US SEARCHING FOR A RECIPE BELIEVED LOST.WE PREPARE THE RECIPE JUST A BIT DIFFERENT~{ALREADY PRINTED LOCALLY}.WE ADD ALL WET INGREDIENTS AND PLACE IN 8'X8" PAN W/ BUTTER IN OVEN TO MELT.THEN WHEN BUTTER IS TOTALLY MELTED ADD THE WET AND THEN FRUIT{S} OF CHOICE. BAKE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME. LOVE THIS RECIPE TOO!WILL TRY SINCE MUCH LIKE A RUSTIC 'ALL IN THE POOL' UP~SIDE DOWN COBBLER/CAKE.THANK YOU CHEF ,YOU DID IT AGAIN!
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