Ingredients

• 150g/5½oz butter
• softened
• 60g/2¼oz caster sugar
• 1 tbsp plain flour
• 70g/2½oz flaked almonds
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• 60g/2¼oz panko breadcrumbs
• 5 large Royal Gala apples
• coarsely grated
• 5 cardamom pods
• seeds only
• 300ml/10fl oz whipping cream
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 free-range egg yolks
• 1½ tbsp caster sugar
• ½ tsp cornflour

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Beat the butter and sugar together in a large bowl.
• Mix together the flour
• almonds
• cinnamon and breadcrumbs in another bowl. Tip this into the butter-sugar mixture and rub in with your fingers to form a thick
• crumbly dough.
• Put the grated apples into a 20cm/8in square ovenproof dish. Spread the crumble mixture on top and bake for 30 minutes
• or until brown.
• Meanwhile
• to make the cardamom custard
• grind the cardamom seeds to a powder using a pestle and mortar
• . Place a heavy-bottomed saucepan over a medium heat and add the cream
• cardamom and vanilla. Bring to the boil
• reduce the heat and simmer for 3 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly
• then strain into a bowl using a fine sieve.
• Whisk the egg yolks
• sugar and cornflour together in a large bowl. Pour in the warm cream mixture
• whisking constantly. Pour this mixture back into the saucepan and cook over a low heat for 6–8 minutes
• or until the custard thickens.
• Serve the warm apple crumble with the cardamom custard.