cook Christmas Crumble

From http://www.kevindundon.com/
Serves: 6

For the mincemeat
900g cooking apples, grated
700g raisins
350g currants
225g sultanas
100g mixed peel
175g margarine
1/2 tsp Mixed spice
4 tbsp lemon juice
2 Lemons, grated zest
680g granulated sugar
6 tbsp Brandy
For the crumble
100g flour
50g margarine
50g ground almonds
50g demerara sugar
450g mincemeat
2 Bramley apples, cored, peeled and cooked
chopped glace cherries
double cream, to serve

For the mincemeat, combine all the ingredients in a large bowl. Stir well to ensure all the ingredients are thoroughly mixed, cover and leave to stand for 3 weeks.

To make the crumble mixture, set the oven to 200C/gas 6.

Sieve the flour into a large mixing bowl and rub in the margarine until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.

Stir in the ground almonds and sugar. Place the mincemeat in an ovenproof dish and stir in the cooked apple and glace cherries.

Top the dish with the crumble mixture and bake for 25-30 minutes, until the crumble is golden brown.

Serve hot with double cream.

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