Camp Oven Apple Crumble - Recipe by Outback Tom and Grandad

Ingredients

1 kg apples, peeled and chopped
1 Tbs plain flour
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
50 g butter

Crumble:

2 cups self-raising flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
150 g butter, cubed and softened
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Pinch of salt

Method

Set up a camping oven, or heat a conventional oven to 170 C and line a tin with baking paper.

To cook the apple filling, place the apples, flour, sugar, cinnamon, butter and 1/4 cup of water in the camping oven or dish. Stir together, then place over the heat or in the oven for 5 minutes, until the apples have softened. Bring them out to cool for a bit.

In the meantime, for the crumble, combine all the ingredients in a bowl and rub everything together with your fingertips until it’s all crumbly. If you like chunkier crumbs, squeeze small portions into chunks (I like a mix of both).

Sprinkle the crumble mix over the apple mix and place it back on the heat or in the oven. If you’re using a camping oven, put some coals on top to make it extra toasty. Cook for approximately 20-25 minutes, or until the crumble looks golden and the apples are fully cooked.

Credits: This is an edited extract from Gone Bush by Outback Tom and Grandad, published by Pantera Press. RRp $36.99

Photo Credits: This is an edited extract from Gone Bush by Outback Tom and Grandad, published by Pantera Press. Photography by Landi Bradshaw, T W Baker and Tom Forrest.