Ladies Circle Cherry Crumble

Ladies Circle Cherry Crumble


Shopping List:

350 gr  fresh or frozen cherries (defrosted and dried)

140 gr self-raising flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
50 gr caster sugar
1 egg, free range
4 tablespoons milk ( not skinny)
85 gr melted butter


Icing sugar, or fine powdered sugar for dusting

For the topping:

25 gr plain flour
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
25 gr caster sugar
25 gr butter, sliced @ room temperature

Remove the stalks and stones from the cherries. Defrost the frozen cherries and dry them properly on paper/kitchen towel.

Preheat your oven to 180C. Grease or spray and line a round 20 cm tin. Sift the flour, cinnamon and caster sugar into a bowl. Make a well in the middle of the mixture and add the egg, milk and melted butter. Mix it all together thoroughly either with a wooden spoon or your electric mixer until it is smooth and not runny. Pour it into your prepared tin and even it out slightly.

Scatter the cherries over this mixture and gently press them in a little.

Topping wise: Put all the ingredients into a bowl and rub the butter with your fingers until you get a crumble mixture. Scatter this  topping over the cherries.

Bake in your preheated oven for 30-35 minutes or until your skewer comes out clean. Leave it in the tin to cool for 5-10 minuutes or until cool enough to handle. Remove the cake from the tin and transfer it gently up side down onto your wire rack to remove the paper, until it has cooled completely. But not if you want to serve it warm. Then turn it onto a serving plate.

Dust with icing sugar for a nice presentation and serve warm or cold with whipped, clotted or icecream.
An excellent finish to a lovely dinner party served with a glass of red wine. Or an afternoon treat for a ladies circle meeting. Or make it a day before a picnic.


                                                              "Enjoy"