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Mixed Berry Crumble

A selection of mixed fruit approx 500g
Zest of a lemon
3 tbsp sugar
75g butter
75g demerara sugar
170g plain flour
30g flaked almonds

Extra dabs of butter

Such a homely comforting pud, which is simple to make and an easy option when you don't fancy going down the whole pie/tart route!

I mix the sugar with the berries and stir in the lemon zest for the natural juices to soak all the sugary sweetness and tart zest up whilst I get on making the crumble topping.

To make the topping simple mix the butter with the flour using your fingertips until it resembles a breadcrumb texture although don't panic about consistency, the more irregular the better, larger lumps will give you a nice crunchy bite.

I then add the demerara sugar and the flaked almonds, if you're not a fan of these, you can either leave out completely, or use something else, like Hazelnuts, or walnuts.

Place the berry mix into and ovenware dish and then simply spoon on the crumble topping in little piles, trying to cover as much as the fruit mix as possible. Finally a dab a few dods of buter on the top.

I put this into a hot oven at 180 degrees for about 30minutes until the top is nicely browned.

Remembering you can also spoon these into individual ramekins if you fancy using these as a dinner party dessert.

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