DAIRY FREE SOURDOUGH APPLE CRUMBLE
This dairy-free sourdough apple crumble is the perfect fall treat. Made with a fermented sourdough topping, this dairy free dessert will have you “crumbling” at the knees.
What do I eat my dairy-free Crumble with?
Try this delicious dessert nice and warm with a scoop of diary free vanilla ice cream or coconut whipping cream. For more fall inspired sourdough recipes check out my Pumpkin Sourdough Bread, Sourdough Pie Crust , or my Grandmas Pumpkin Pie Recipe
The secret to a good crumble
HOT TIP – use an Apple Peeler and Corer, this will make your life so much easier.
Squeeze the crumble when mixing so you have some nice chunky surprises.
Don’t overcook your crumble or the apples will become mushy. Check when baking or they might turn into applesauce.
keep your apple crumble crisp by letting it cool completely on a cooling rack
When it comes to the baking dish, make sure to use the correct size, you don’t want one too deep or you might be left with a soupy mess. Having a nice helping of crispy crumble with the apple filling is best.
What is the difference between an apple crumble and an apple crisp?
An apple crumble usually includes flour, butter, sugar more like a streusel. Apple crisp can contain oats and nuts. In the case of our Sourdough Apple Crumble we did not use butter but used the sourdough starter and oil instead.
How To Make Apple Crumble Video:
HOW TO MAKE DAIRY-FREE SOURDOUGH APPLE CRUMBLE
INSTRUCTIONS
SOURDOUGH CRUMBLE TOPPING
This is a fermented recipe so you will need to prepare 12-24 hours ahead of time.
- In a large mixing bowl add flour, sugars, cinnamon, nutmeg and blend together.
- To the same bowl add sourdough starter and walnut oil, mix this with a spoon until incorporated
- Add the chocolate chips and continue mixing together with your hands until there are no flaky bits and it forms into a hard dough. Consistency should be like cookie dough.
- Adjust the amount of oil or sourdough starter if you feel it’s on the dry side. Do not add water.
- Cover with a towel or plastic wrap and let sit at room temperature for 12 hours.
- Cover with a lid and let sit for another 12 hours at room temperature. The yeast and bacteria in the starter will populate. The dough will eat the gluten and the sugars.
APPLE FRUIT BASE
Apple Crumble Recipe:
DAIRY FREE SOURDOUGH APPLE CRUMBLE
Equipment
- 1 large mixing bowl
- 1 8×8 baking dish
Ingredients
Crumble Topping
- 2 Cups All-Purpose white or whole wheat flour
- ¾ Cup Sourdough Starter/Discard
- 5 tsp White Sugar
- 5 tsp Brown Sugar not packed
- ½ tsp Cinnamon
- ½ tsp Nutmeg
- ½ cup Chocolate Chips
- 10 tbsp Walnut Oil or any other nice oil like olive oil
Apple Bottom
- ¼ cup Brown Sugar
- ½ tsp Cinnamon
- ½ tsp Nutmeg
- 1 tbsp All-Purpose White Flour
- 4-5 Large Honey Crisp Apples or any sweet apple green if you like tart
Instructions
CRUMBLE TOPPING
- In a large mixing bowl add2 Cups All-Purpose white, 5 tsp White Sugar, 5 tsp Brown Sugar, ½ tsp Cinnamon,½ tsp Nutmeg blend together.Add the ¾ Cup Sourdough Starter/Discard and 10 tbsp Walnut Oil, mix this together with a fork until just combined and then add the ½ cup Chocolate Chips (OPTIONAL). Switch to your hands and mix and clump together. Squeezing some pieces together will give you some chewy bits mixed with the crunchy pieces when it's all done. YUM!The consistency should be of a hard cookie dough.If its too dry add more oil OR sourdough starter, DO NOT ADD WATER.Cover with a damp cloth and leave at room temp for 12 hours. Cover with a lid for an additional 12 hours at room temperature.
Apple Bottom
- Pre Heat oven to 400℉Peel, chop and core 4-5 Large Honey Crisp Apples and place them in a bowl with lemon water until you are ready to transfer.Mix together ¼ cup Brown Sugar, ½ tsp Cinnamon, ½ tsp Nutmeg and 1 tbsp All-Purpose White Flour. Drain apples and pour sugar mixture over apples and massage in with your hands.Place in your 8×8 inch banking dish and bake uncovered for 20 minutes. This will caramelize the apples.Take out of the oven and cover with crumble. Place back in the oven and bake for an additional 20 minutes or until apples are soft with a fork and golden on top.Cool for 15 minutes and enjoy with dairy-free vanilla ice cream or coconut whipping cream.
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Notes
Made this last night was amazing! Great recipe
What a yummy sourdough recipe, thanks for sharing!