Strawberry Crumble

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup rolled oats / oatmeal (quick cooking is ok)
• 3/4 cup white flour, plain/all purpose
• 3/4 cup brown sugar (loosely packed)
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 3/4 tsp cinnamon powder
• Pinch of salt
• 90g / 6 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
• 1 kg / 2 lb strawberries, ripe
• 2 1/2 tbsp cornflour / cornstarch
• 1/3 – 1/2 cup white sugar (Note 1)
• 2 tbsp water
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Vanilla ice cream, dollop cream or custard

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
2. Place all ingredients except butter in a bowl. Mix to combine. Add butter and mix to incorporate.
3. Hull / cut top off strawberries. Cut larger ones in half, leave small ones whole (2cm / 4/5″ height).
4. Place strawberries in bowl. Scatter over cornflour, toss well to coat evenly.
5. Add sugar, water and vanilla. Mix well.
6. Pour strawberries into a baking pan (Note 2). Crumble over topping, using your fingers to get some nice crumbly chunks.
7. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes until the Topping is deep golden and the strawberry syrup is bubbling up energetically all around the edges – see video, this is a key sign that the strawberry sauce has thickened sufficiently.
8. Stand for a few minutes before serving with ice cream or your choice of topping.