Noelia's Apple Crumble Delight

Ingredients

Crumble:
-300g/10½oz plain flour, sieved
-pinch of salt
-175g/6oz unrefined brown sugar
-200g/7oz unsalted butter, cubed at room temperature
-Knob of butter for greasing

Filling:
-450g/1lb apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1cm/½in piece
-50g/2oz unrefined brown sugar
-1 tbsp plain flour 1 pinch of ground cinnamon

Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
2. Place the flour and sugar in a large bowl and mix well.
3.Taking a few cubes of butter at a time rub into the flour mixture.
4.Keep rubbing until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
5. Place the fruit in a large bowl and sprinkle over the sugar, flour and cinnamon.
6.Stir well being careful not to break up the fruit.
7. Butter a 24cm/9in ovenproof dish.
8.Spoon the fruit mixture into the bottom, then sprinkle the crumble mixture on top.
9. Bake in the oven for 40-45 minutes until the crumble is browned and the fruit mixture bubbling.
10. Serve with thick cream or custard.

Cake Club Launch Date:Monday 29th January

Well, we had a marvellous turnout at launch of the cake club today. Word of the free homemade strawberry cheesecake spread fast around the office and in a matter of 10 minutes the Kitchen was full with people pretended that they were coming to make tea and acting surprised to see two cheesecakes on the table….I love it coz I would do the same myself. 16 people in total ate and enjoyed.

Until next time happy baking peope,
Martina x

Strawberry Cheesecake recipe

Ingredients

For the base

75g butter
10 digestive biscuits, finely crushed

For the filling

450 g full fat soft cheese (Philadelphia)
1 cup (225 g) 1/2 lb caster sugar (superfine granulated)
300 ml double or whipping cream
1 pack of jelly (organic and suitable for vegans…off course)
1 strawberry yogurt (optional)
Tin of strawberries.

Method:

First make the base:

1. Crush digestive biscuits into a powder (place them in a bag or cloth and hit repeatedly with a rolling pin).
2. Melt butter and mix thoroughly into the crumbs to make a dough for the cheesecake base.

3. Press the dough into the bottom of a greased 9 inch Pie Dish.

4. Place in the freezer for 45 minutes.

Second make the filling:

1. Add yogurt and strawberries to the cheese mixture.
2. Beat the jelly into the cheese mixture. Leave on one side until the mixture is on the point of setting.
3. Once 45 minutes is up remove the Pie Dish with cheesecake base from the freezer and pour in the filling.
4. Chill for 4-5 hours or until the filling is set.
5. Pipe with the whipped cream and decorate with fresh whole strawberries.