Apple Crumble 101

This has to be the easiest way to make apple crumble and the quickest, and that's why I called it Apple Crumble 101, I will surely have other recipes but this is the basic and its quick and easy to impress, it will look like you slaved over the oven.

Ingredients:

Fruit Base Mixture 
2 large apples peeled and cut in pieces
1/2 cup of sugar
1 tbsp. of all purpose flour
1 tsp. of cinnamon
1/2 tsp. of vanilla extract
1/2 tsp of softened butter
2 tbsp. of port wine
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1/2 cup of all purpose flour
1/2 cup of sugar
1/4 tsp. of baking soda
1 tbsp. of butter
pinch of salt
1 lightly beaten egg  



Preparation:
Place the fruit base mixture ingredients in a bowl and mix lightly. Divide the fruit mixture evenly between the 4 ramekins; on top of each place little square of butter on top of each and set aside.  With the remainder of the ingredients place them in a bowl or a blender and mix well . Spoon the mixture over the four in equal parts. (The mixture will spread throughout the cooking process)   Place in oven at 200º C for about 20 minutes.

Remove and serve warm.

Simple Easy Apple Pie

Ingredients:



1 Recipe of Basic Pie Crust (or pre-bought pie crust)
3 - 4 Sweet Apples
1 Tbsp. of white sugar
1 tsp. of cinnamon
1 Tbsp. of butter
1/2 cup of water
Pinch of Salt
Icing Sugar

Preparation



Peel and pit the apples and slice in quarters. In a saucepan add the water, apples, salt and allow to cook on medium heat until the apples are well cooked (almost mashed looking).  Mix once in a while to avoid sticking.  When ready place the mixture in the blender and add the cinnamon, butter and the sugar and mix well. Extend the dough into a rectangle. In the middle of the rectangle, place the apple mixture. Cut strips of about 1 cm wide on the edges of the dough. Wrap the apple mixture in a criss cross format with the strips almost making it look like a braid.  Place the apple pie in a pre-heated oven of 180ºC  for about 20-25 min (or until golden brown on top)
Sprinkle with icing sugar.
 Also can be served with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream.