Millet Apple Crisp (Crumble)
This apple crisp (or apple crumble depending on which side of the road you drive on) is a classic dessert, but with an "ancient" twist! The twist is, this recipe uses an ancient "grain" - millet instead of oats.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup little millet rice
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour (maida)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 100 gram butter
- 3 apples
- 1/2 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder change this to your preference
Instructions
- Add millet, 1/2 cup brown sugar, and all-purpose flour to a mixing bowl.
- Mix well to get all the ingredients evenly distributed.
- Now shred the butter into small pieces and add to the mixing bowl a little at a time. Keep some butter aside for the baking tray.
- Using your hands mix this butter into the millet-flour mix. Keep adding butter as you work. The final consistency should be similar to a cheesecake base.
- Keep this in the refrigerator for now.
- Wash and peel the apples.
- Cut them into cubes. If you don't like to see them browning, here is a hack - as soon as you peel them, throw them into a bowl of water or soda with some lime juice. I went one step ahead and soaked them in sprite.
- Drain the apple pieces in a colander and mix with cinnamon powder.
- Preheat the oven to 150 degrees Celcius (about 300 F).
- Grease a baking dish (an 8 inch pan will be ideal) with butter. Layer the bottom with apples. Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 tablespoon brown sugar on top of the apples.
- Now take the millet-flour mix, and gently spread it evenly on apple layer. Flatten it using a spoon or spatula.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- After 20 minutes, take the baking dish out turn it around, and bake for another 10-15 minutes, or bake until the top looks brown and crispy.
- Take the apple crisp (crumble) out and let it sit for 10 minutes. Serve it warm. Maybe with a dollop of ice cream! It is yum!!!
