Plum & Pear Crumble

Crumbles are so quick & simple to make, yet so delicious and you can use your imagination to combine whatever is in season, or even dried fruits. And this one is no exception, go on try it. Measurements are easily varied to suit the size of your dish. This one will make 4 portions. However, you want a reasonably good fit in your cooking dish. I originally started this with a plums only intention but I had some gaps in my large bowl. Solution, I had 2 pears in the fruit bowl so chopped them up and added them in.

Ingredients:

• 6 Medium sized golden/yellow plums (halved & stoned)
• 2 pears (peeled & chopped)
• 60g plain flour
• 60g medium oats (but this size only because I had an open packet, use any oats)
• 60g cold butter cut into pieces
• 30g soft brown sugar (use any sugar)
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 30g flaked almonds
• 4 tbsp. golden syrup (use whatever syrup you fancy)

Easy to make:

1. Heat oven to 180g fan.
2. Put the plums into your bowl with the skin side down and put the pears in the spaces.
3. Dribble over half of the syrup.
4. Cook for 10 minutes.

Next step prepare the crumble:

1. Get a largish bowl and put in the butter, oats, spices, flour and sugar. 
2. Minger mix to get this to rough breadcrumbs but don't worry it can be spread over.
3. Take the cooked fruit out of the oven, spread the mixture over and sprinkle over the almonds.
4. Dribble over the remaining syrup.
5. Cook for 15-20 minutes.

Serve with homemade custard.