Irish Apple Crumble

Description
This delicious Irish recipe can be served as a snack (with tea or coffee) or a dessert to finish off a great dinner. You can make this with other fruits in a dough on other occasions.



Ingredients

 * pastry dough
 * 4 medium apples, peeled, cored, and chopped, red only
 * 1 ¾ cup sugar, white only
 * 2 tablespoons powdered sugar, for sprinkling
 * 2 teaspoons cinnamon
 * ½ cup all-purpose flour
 * 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
 * 1 teaspoon coffee powder, optional

Directions

 * 1) Preheat the oven to 350° F. Line an 8-inch pie pan or baking dish with pastry dough.
 * 2) Use a fork to prick the dough. Mix apples, ¾ cup sugar, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in a bowl. In another bowl, mix flour, 1 cup sugar, and butter.
 * 3) Mix using a fork until you have a crumbly mixture.
 * 4) Put apple mixture in the pie crust and smoothen the surface.
 * 5) Cover apple mixture with the crumble mixture.
 * 6) Sprinkle 1 tablespoon powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1 teaspoon coffee powder (if desired) over the crumble.
 * 7) Bake for 25 minutes. Serve hot and plain with other fruits or desserts but spoon the baked, fruit-based crumble in a saucer.