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Mary Berry Apple Crumble Tart Recipe

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 8 pieces
Calories 350
A delicious homemade apple crumble tart with a buttery pastry and sweet apple filling, perfect for dessert or afternoon tea.

Ingredients

Pastry

  • 175 g plain flour (for pastry)
  • 75 g cold unsalted butter, cubed (for pastry)
  • 25 g caster sugar (for pastry)
  • 1 large egg, beaten (for pastry)

Apple filling

  • 900 g Bramley apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
  • 50 g caster sugar (for apple filling)
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice (for apple filling)

Crumble topping

  • 110 g unsalted butter, softened (for crumble)
  • 50 g demerara sugar (for crumble)

Instructions 

  • Make and chill the pastry: Rub butter into flour, stir in sugar, then mix in the egg to form a dough. Chill for 30 minutes.
  • Blind bake the case: Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C Fan). Line a 23cm flan tin with pastry, prick the base, line with parchment and baking beans, bake for 15 minutes, then remove beans and parchment and bake for 5 more minutes until golden.
  • Cook the apple filling: Simmer apples, sugar, and lemon juice in a pan for 10-15 minutes until thick purée forms.
  • Make the crumble: Reduce oven to 180°C (160°C Fan). Rub butter into flour to form coarse crumbs, stir in demerara sugar.
  • Assemble and bake: Spread apple purée into baked pastry case, cover with crumble topping, bake for 25-30 minutes until golden, then cool in tin for 20 minutes before serving.

Notes

For best results, serve slightly warm with cream or ice cream.
Calories: 350kcal
Cost: $12
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: British
Keyword: apple, crumble, tart