… The amaretti base – so much easier than faffing with pastry - is essentially a crumble mixture, and can be used as such, if you don’t fancy slicing or arranging apples. It works well with rhubarb and raspberries too, in crumble form. The alchemy here lies in slicing the apples finely enough that they soften and part-caramelise in the oven, as the buttered-almond base firms up…

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