APPLE CRUMBLE SLICE

Ingredients.......600 gm of plain flour, 295 gm of castor sugar, 375 gm of butter/ marg, melted. Apple filling.....50 gm of butter/ marg, chopped, 1 2 kg of Granny Smithh apples, peeled, cored and chopped, 135 gm of soft brown sugar, 1/2 tsp of ground nutmeg, 80 gm of sultanas, icing sugar for topping. Preheat your oven to 180 deg C. Lightly grease and line a 20 cm x 30 cm slice pan with baking paper. Place the flour, castor sugar and melted butter/ margarine a large bowl and mix well to combine. Press half the crumble mixture into the base of the prepared pan. Refrigerate for 15 minutes or until the crumble mix is firm. Remove from the refrigerator and bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes or until light and golden. Remove from the oven and set aside. To make the apple filling, place the chopped butter/ marg , chopped apples, brown sugar, nutmeg and sultanas in a large saucepan over a high heat. Cover and cook for 5 minutes. Remove the lid and continue to cook until the apple is soft and the liquid has been absorbed. Spoon the filling over the crumble base. Top with the remaining crumble mixture and bake for 40 minutes or until golden brown. Allow to cool in the pan. Dust with icing sugar and cut into squares to serve.