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My name is Mike Hillwig and I live in Salem, MA with my pug, Reggie. I'm a DBA (database administrator) with a high tech company. Originally from the Pittsburgh area, I moved to Providence in December 2004 and then to Boston in November 2005. March of 2008 brought me to Salem on the Massachusetts north shore.

What else do you want to know? I'm an aviation geek, a foodie, have some tattoos and live with Multiple Sclerosis. This year, I'm in my first season singing Baritone with the Boston Gay Men's Chorus. If there is anything else you'd like to know, just ask. I'm hardly shy.

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Fruit Crumble Recipe

After this morning’s haul at the Haymarket, I’m attempting another fruit crumble. It’s a bit warm to be baking, so Reggie and I camped out in the bedroom (AC running and door closed) while the oven is on. Today’s attempt is blueberries, strawberries, and raspberries.

Sam wants me to cough up the recipe. Here we go. Mine is loosely based on Ina Garten’s Plum Raspberry Crumble.

I sprinkle my fruit with some flour and sugar, about a quarter cup of each and give them a good toss. This helps the crumble topping adhere to the fruit a little better. Then I put this into a glass 9 x 13 baking dish, although today I’m doing it in a 9 x 9. The baking dish gets a light coating of a cooking spray and then a dusting of brown sugar. How much fruit do I use? enough to cover the entire pan with about a half inch of fruit. I just eyeball it.

Then in my food processor, I combine a cup of flour, a third cup white sugar, a third cup brown sugar, a pinch of salt and a dash of cinnamon. Give that a whirl. Then I add a stick of butter that has been cubed and then chilled. Cold butter is important. Again, give that a whirl until the butter is in little pieces without it being completely pulverized. Finally, I add a half cup of rolled oats into the food processor and give that a quick pulse to just mix it into the flour crumble mixture.  Then I take the crumble topping out a handful at a time. I take each handful and squeeze it in my hands to make it form a ball (roughly) and then cumble it over the fruit. In today’s version, since I’m using a smaller pan, I didn’t use all of the crumble topping.

Finally, I bake it at 350 for 40 minutes, 30 minutes for the 9 x 9 pan.

Let’s see how this turns out.

Posted by Mike on 07/01 at 10:34 AM
  1. Super… I don’t have a big food processor though. Hmmm…. I’ll improvise somehow. Thanks Mike!

    Posted by Newsie96  on  07/01  at  03:54 PM
  2. Hi Mike,

    Thanks for the recipe. Haven’t tried it but seems delicious.

    Posted by Free recipe software  on  02/21  at  10:05 PM
  3. That sounds yummy!  Thanks for the recipe, I will give it a whirl soon.

    Posted by Celebrity Foods  on  02/22  at  02:33 PM
  4. Thanks for the recipe guys. I hope you have more in the future. smile I’ll bookmark this blog.. ciao

    Posted by live Satellite on PC  on  03/02  at  09:50 PM
  5. thanks for the recipe. however, it would be great if you could provide the nutritional value

    Posted by Diabetes Recipe  on  03/31  at  10:28 PM
  6. i like any recipes with fruits. will give this a try, sounds interesting

    Posted by Diabetes Recipe  on  04/05  at  04:12 PM
  7. thanks for the recipe..i love it so much

    Posted by Subway Coupons  on  05/04  at  11:59 AM
  8. If you don’t have any individual ovenproof dishes, make the crumble in a 900ml shallow ovenproof dish and allow an extra 5 minutes’ cooking time.

    Posted by muzica electronica  on  05/19  at  01:45 PM
  9. Nice recipe. I like anything with fruit. Will give this a try when I get a chance

    Posted by Diabetes Recipe  on  05/23  at  08:00 PM
  10. its really nice and with fruit, I am sure it will make up a good desert! I will try it out tonight and give my girl friend a surprise!

    Posted by alcoholic drink recipe  on  06/16  at  07:42 AM
  11. I thought it was really delicious. Mine turned out great - that being said, I used frozen mixed berries, 3 tb of cornstarch to thicken them up, lemon juice, cinnamon. I also used frozen butter instead and grated it in the flour. For frozen fruit, the cooking time must increase to 1 hour, or until the crumble is hardend and the fruit is bubbly. Will make again.

    Posted by it outsourcing  on  06/16  at  10:40 AM
  12. I like the recipe thanks for it guys, will mark your blog hoping many more recipes in future. I will surely try and let you know my result. Good work, thanks for sharing it to us.

    Posted by hinduja  on  07/12  at  03:05 AM
  13. Good combination of healthy and tasty ingredients. Thanks for this mouth watering recipe and explaining the method. I hope all the above information is true. It’s a must for food lovers like me. I will try this at home. Anything with fruit is really very healthy.

    Posted by Pork Chop Recipes  on  07/12  at  10:11 PM
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