Rhubarb and Bramley Apple Crumble

My new flavour at Soul Food this week is Rhubarb. Rhubarb has a reputation for being a bit on the sour side, but if you treat it well and cook it properly it is delicious! The recipe below is to feed about 6 people. Trust me, it's really easy, and the end result is fantastic!

Rhubarb and Apple Crumble.
400g rhubard chopped into 2cm pieces.
1 large apple - peeled, cored and chopped into chunks (see all chopped up).
4 tablespoons of caster sugar.
For the crumble topping...
100g plain flour
125g caster sugar
60g porridge oats (not instant)
60g butter/margarine.

1 - Preheat your oven to 200c/180c fan/Gas mark 6.
2 - Place your chopped up fruit in an oven proof dish (I used a pie dish) and sprinkle over the 4 tablespoons of caster sugar. Mix it all together so that the sugar is evenly spread over the fruit.
3 - Place your flour and butter in a mixing bowl and, using your finger tips, rub it all together until it looks like breadcrumbs.
4 - Pour in the oats and sugar and rub in again with your fingers. It will feel a bit more chunky! (See picture "Crumble topping)
5 - Sprinkle your crumble topping over the chopped fruit until it's fully covered.
6 - Bake on the middle shelf for 40-45 minutes until lightly golden on the top.
7 - Allow your crumble to stand for 5 minuts or so before serving as it is EXTREMELY HOT. Serve with custard, ice cream, cream or just by itself.

I hope you have a go at making this. It's a great homely pudding that's cheap to make and counts as one of your five a day!

Trying something a bit different.....

Trying something a bit different can be a bit scary! Today I'm trying blogging for the first time and it's a bit stressful. I guess a lot of people struggle with trying new things too, and in my experience running Soul Food one of the things people struggle with the most is different foods. Every week I get questions along the lines of "What's that called?" and "How do I cook that?" and "What does that taste like?"
To be honest, sometimes I don't know what the answers are! So I decided to write this blog. Each week I will pick one of the fruits or vegetables I stock at Soul Food and cook it. Then I'll post the recipe and a picture of how mine turned out. Hopefully that will encourage everyone to try something a bit different and answer some of the questions too. Also, each week on the stall, I hope to have a recipe card available for the featured produce - that way anyone who doesn't have a computer can join in too!

Thanks for reading!