I realised it had been a few weeks since I had made my apple crumble, which my family all love so much, so I figured why not mix it up a bit this time?!
My mum and I had recently gone to Peter's of Kensington (one of my favourite places on Earth!) and we bought a few edible decorations and cooking utensils, so I figured what better time to use them than now?! AND i also bought some new serving dishes so wanted to show them off...
So... What goes well with apple crumble... poached rhubarb?... creme anglaise?... sugared oranges?.. butterscotch sauce?? How about all of them? :)
With nothing else to do during the day except study (which of course, I didn't actually do), I had more than enough time to put together a few different accompaniments!
The rhubarb and oranges were made in similar sugared syrups, poaching in sugared liquid for 10-15 minutes until softened and the liquid is reduced. These are usually best made the day before, so that the syrup can become infused into the fruit.
Next was the creme anglaise, which I also made the day before because... it was just easier that way :P You basically just heat the milk and vanilla in a saucepan until hot, then whisk in eggs and sugar and stir until slightly thickened, and then whisk in a bowl over an ice bucket to cool...
Last but not least... the butterscotch sauce, only one word for it.. orgasmic!
Never mind the calorie content, although the sauce is made from butter, double cream & brown sugar, our hips, thighs, stomach and ass will forgive us!
It's as easy as melting the sugar and butter in a saucepan until the sugar is dissolved and then whisking in the cream until the sauce is thickened and butterscotch-like!
Woops, nearly forgot about the centre piece - the apple crumble. The base is made from my normal shortcrust party, which I generally use for all my tarts, and then filled with a mixture of thinly sliced apples, jam and cinnamon, and topped with the delicious crumble (flour, butter, sugar, oats) They were a little small... which in the end worked out such a bad thing seeing as it allowed me to show off the other elements in the dish!
Now all that's left to do was to add the finishing touch's, some edible rose petals scattered around the plate, and to make use of those lovely new serving platters to plate up the sauces and sugared orange!
Check it out below..
I must admit, I was pretty impressed with myself, my own creation, looks fancy hey? Shows what a little bit of decoration and effort can do! ;)
