serves
6
prep
30 minutes
cook
45 minutes
difficulty
Ace
serves
6
people
preparation
30
minutes
cooking
45
minutes
difficulty
Ace
level
Ingredients
- 500 g (about 3) Granny Smith apples, cored, cut into 1 cm-thick slices
- 400 g (about 6 stalks) rhubarb, trimmed, cut into 3 cm pieces
- 55 g (¼ cup firmly packed) brown sugar
- ½ orange, juiced, plus orange zest, to serve
Cinnamon ice-cream
- 750 ml (3 cups) thickened cream
- 1 cinnamon quill
- 6 egg yolks
- 220 g (1 cup) caster sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Crisp
- 60 g (¾ cup) rolled oats
- 105 g (¾ cup) plain flour
- 110 g (½ cup firmly packed) brown sugar
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 80 g unsalted butter, melted
- 95 g (⅓ cup) thick Greek-style yoghurt
Infusing time 2 hours
Churning time 30 minutes
Freezing time overnight
You will need to make the ice-cream a day ahead.
Instructions
To make the ice-cream, place cream and cinnamon in a saucepan and bring almost to the boil. Simmer for 5 minutes for cream to infuse. Meanwhile, whisk together egg yolks, sugar and ground cinnamon until pale and creamy. Remove cream from heat. Remove cinnamon quill and set aside.
Whisking constantly, gradually strain hot cream over yolk mixture, then whisk gently to combine. Transfer to a clean saucepan over low heat, add cinnamon quill and stir constantly with a wooden spoon for 10 minutes or until mixture is thick enough to coat the back of the spoon; don’t boil mixture. Remove pan from heat and cool to room temperature. Cover surface with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours to infuse.
Discard cinnamon quill. Churn custard in an ice-cream machine until frozen. Transfer to an airtight container and freeze for 2 hours or until very firm. (If you don’t have an ice-cream machine, strain custard into a large, shallow tray, cover with plastic wrap and freeze for 2 hours or until frozen at the edges. Transfer to a bowl and beat until smooth and soft. Return to the tray and freeze for a further hour. Repeat beating and freezing mixture until firm.) Freeze overnight.
Preheat oven to 190°C. To make the crisp, combine all ingredients in a bowl, mixing well to form a dough-like consistency. Place apples, rhubarb, sugar and orange juice in a large bowl, tossing to combine. Spoon mixture into a 2 litre baking dish. Crumble over crisp dough and bake for 30 minutes or until top is golden and fruit is bubbling. Scatter with orange zest and serve warm with cinnamon ice-cream.
Photography Chris Chen
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
