Recipe: Apple Crumble

1 Preheat the oven to 375°F (190 °C) (gas mark 6-7).

2 Peel and core your apples (you can squeeze a little lemon juice on them if you like) then cut them into large 2 cm cubes.

3 Heat your skillet, add your 1.75 oz (50 g) of butter and your packet of vanilla sugar and a little cinnamon powder and sauté your apple cubes until they are lightly caramelized, then pour them into the bottom of your dish (earthenware or porcelain).

4 In a mixing bowl put your flour, make a small well in the center, add the pinch of salt, sugar, shredded coconut and finally the soft butter.

5 With your fingers, nice and clean, mix your butter with the other ingredients by rubbing them between your fingers. The same motion as when your hands are cold. This movement is called "sablage" or crumbling.

6 Scatter your Carambar squares over your sautéed apples then cover with your crumble mixture.

7 Bake for 30 minutes at 375°F (190 °C) (gas mark 6-7). You can serve it hot in small individual dishes with a small glass of English cream custard on the side with 2 or 3 drops of amber rum if you're among adults only. (*) The quality of your recipe compared to your friends' will depend on this crumbling technique.