Granny's Plum Crumble

After an impromptu trip to Wiltshire to see my granny last week I ended up leaving with a loaded bag of greengages from her garden. So when I got home I headed straight for the kitchen and used them all in this heartwarming crumble.

I obviously used granny's greengages in this recipe but any plum will do. Also worth noting is that I used a rolled Swedish rye oat, as I like that it gives a rustic look and feel to the dish. However, any rolled oat will do.

So let's get to it!

This really is the most simple recipe. The only part that was slightly laborious was de-pitting the plums. But give yourself enough time to do so and all will be well with the world.

Ingredients

200g Plain Flour
100g Butter
150g Caster Sugar
100g Rye Oats
800g Plums (roughly - don't worry too much about being exact with this)
2 teaspoons of Cinnamon 

1. Start by preheating the oven to 180c.

2. Put the butter, flour and 75g of the sugar into a food processor. Whiz together until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Then mix in the oats until fully combined.

3. De-pitt the plums and leave in halves. Place them into an ovenproof dish and sprinkle on the rest of the sugar with the cinnamon. Mix together and once the sugar is evenly distributed sprinkle the crumble mixture on top.

4. Even out the top slightly (don't push down) and bake in the oven for 45 minutes or until golden brown. 

5. Let it cool and serve with a BIG dollop of vanilla custard.