the perfect crumble

[mollykins]

the only nice thing my mum can cook is a fruit crumble, but even that goes slightly wrong.

Even though we don't add juice to it, juice always bubles over the top . Also the crumble topping doesn't cook properly and is still doughy even when the very top is starting to burn, but if we made it realy thin, then even more juice would spew out of the top, so we can't win.

How do we solve thewse two problems?

[craft1948]

So your father only cooks rubbish that you won't eat, and your mother can't cook......

[mollykins]

basically, yes.

Dad only cooks unhealthy stuff with beef/ lamb gravy and mum unsuccessfully tries to cook shepherds pie, spag bol and the nicest thing is crumble, but it could be better.

[cupid04]

Hello Mollykins, tell your mum to add a couple of ounces of milk powder to the crumble mix. It will give it a lovely creamy flavour.

[mollykins]

ok, but will that work for my problems and how does it actually solve the overflowing jucies and not cooking properly problems? It tastes fine it jsut doesn't cook right.

[joggerjayne]

Apparently, the juice is SUPPOSED to bubble up through the top !!

http://www.waitrose.c...l_Fruit_Crumbles.aspx

[mollykins]

we always think it looks messy and weren't suposed to do that.

[tamborine]

Cook both separately and place together before serving.

[mollykins]

hmm, thats an intresting idea, we try and minimise on the dirty stuff though but if its the only thing that works then we might give it a go.

[craft1948]

pmsl @ cooking seperately........

[joggerjayne]

Crumble is meant to be oozy, and messy, and sensual ...

Although, Molly ... you're a bit young for all that.

[4getmenot]

If I'm adopting you do I have to be able to make crumble? Can I just buy an aunt bessies?

[mollykins]

<raises one eyebrow and lowers the other> i'm 16 . . . .

[joggerjayne]

16 ... too young for "sensual" things.

=0/

[sherrardk]

You could cover it with foil (to stop it burning) if you wanted to cook it for longer and then just take the foil off to brown it.

[tamborine]

with homemade custard....again separately :)

[craft1948]

oh I like it with ice cream as well.......

[mollykins]

If by homemade custard, you mean bird powder mixed with skimmed milk and splenda and aafter 10 minutes of faffing with bowls, spoons, jugs and pans, there is custard?

[mollykins]

Bird's i meant, as in the brand, not bird as in a the flying, feathered animal.