Pear and Bramble Crumble
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A delicious crumble that has the advantage that pears and brambles are in season at the same time.
Course
Dessert
Cuisine 
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Ingredients
- 110 g butter cubed, plus extra for greasing
- 180 g plain flour
- 110 g demerara sugar
- 7 pears peeled and left whole
- 150 g caster sugar
- 2 handfuls of brambles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C. Grease an ovenproof dish with butter.
- In a large bowl, rub the butter into the flour using your fingertips, until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add the sugar, mix well, then set aside.
- To make the filling, place the whole pears in a pan, cover with water and add 1/3 of the sugar. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 10–12 minutes, or until the pears are tender. Drain well and set the pears aside to cool. Remove the pear cores and chop the flesh.
- Spoon one-quarter of the pears in an even layer on the bottom of the prepared ovenproof dish. Scatter one-quarter of the blackberries over the pears and then sprinkle over 2 tablespoons of the remaining caster sugar. Repeat the layering process until all the pears, brambles and sugar have been used.
- Sprinkle over the topping and bake for 20–25 minutes, or until golden-brown and bubbling.
- Serve the crumble with custard or whipped cream.