Budget Dessert Recipes

Apple Crumble

For the crumble

• 300g plain flour, sieved pinch of salt 30p
• 175g sugar  25p
• 200g unsalted butter, cubed at room temperature  54p
• Knob of butter for greasing

For the filling

• 450g apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1cm/½in pieces  £1.30
• 50g sugar  8p
• 1 tbsp plain flour  5p
• 1 pinch of ground cinnamon  5p
  
  
  SERVES 5
  cost per portion 52p

Preparation method

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
2. Place the flour and sugar in a large bowl and mix well. Taking a few cubes of butter at a time rub into the flour mixture. Keep rubbing until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
   Watch technique0:46 mins
3. Place the fruit in a large bowl and sprinkle over the sugar, flour and cinnamon. Stir well being careful not to break up the fruit.
4. Butter a 24cm/9in ovenproof dish. Spoon the fruit mixture into the bottom, then sprinkle the crumble mixture on top.

Bake in the oven for 40-45 minutes until the crumble is browned and the fruit mixture bubbling

Victoria Sponge Cake

8oz self raising flour  25p

8oz sugar  45p

8oz butter  85p

4 eggs   40p (mine are free from the girls)

Jam for filling  25p

icing sugar for dusting (optional)

serves 12

cost per portion 19p 

METHOD

• pre heat oven to 180 degrees
• cream together butter and sugar until light in colour
• add eggs one at a time (dont worry if it look split/curdled it will come back when you add four)
• add flour 3rd at a time
• split between 2 lined cake tins (i use 9 inch tins)
• put in middle shelve for 30 mins DO NOT OPEN DOOR TO CHECK UNTIL AT LEAST 20 MINS
• leave to cool
• spread jam onto one layer and place other layer on top
• dust with icing sugar to decorate