Cornish Food Market

Old-fashioned Gooseberry Crumble

Method

Serves 4. You can make individual portions in ramekins.
1. Preheat the oven to 190 C, 170 C fan oven, 375 F, gas 5.
2. Put the gooseberries in a 1.2 litre (2pt) ovenproof dish sprinkle over the sugar. Drizzle over the elderflower cordial and set aside.
3. For the crumble, mix the flour and sugar in a bowl and rub in the butter. Stir in the ground almonds and sprinkle the mixture over the
gooseberries.
4. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until golden and bubbling slightly around the edges. Serve warm or cold with a generous portion of clotted cream.

Ingredients

700g (1lb 9oz) Cornish gooseberries
75g (3oz) caster sugar
1 tbsp elderflower cordial

For the crumble:
75g (3oz) plain flour
75g (3oz) caster sugar
50g (2oz) unsalted butter
25g (1oz) ground almonds

To serve:
Clotted cream