Raspberry Crumble

Some days you just need something sweet and these dial it in perfectly.

INGREDIENTS:

Butter – .5LB / 230g

Caster Sugar – 3/4 cup / 170g

Vanilla extract – 1 tsp

Flour – 2 1/3 cups / 333g

Salt – .5 tsp

Raspberry jam with seeds – 12oz / 354ml

Granola – 2/3 cup

Sliced Almonds – 1/4 cup

PREPARATION:

Let the butter get to room temp

Take out the Kitchen Aid mixer with beater blade

Greased 9 inch / 23 centimeter baking pan

Medium bowl for mixing the dough with the granola

Preheat the oven to 350ºF / 180ºC

INSTRUCTIONS:

Place butter into mixer on low for 10 seconds

Add sugar and vanilla while mixer is on low speed

Add flour and salt slowly to the mixer (still on low speed)

When combined, the dough is ready (takes only a few seconds) place 2/3 of the dough into the base of the greased pan and press it into place as the bottom crust or base layer. The rest of the dough goes into the bowl.

Add jam onto the base layer and spread but not to the edges

In the bowl, mix the remaining dough, the granola and almonds with your hands briefly

Pinch pieces of dough off and sprinkle them onto the jam in the baking pan

Place in the oven at 350ºF / 180ºC for 45 mins

this is from FreeSat recording 17/05 Barefoot Contessa