A crumble is a dish that can be made in a sweet or savoury version. Crumbles became popular in Britain during World War II,
when the topping was an economical alternative to pies due to shortages of pastry ingredients as
the result of rationing.
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Cobbler (food)
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Crisp
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Apple crumble
An apple crumble is a British dessert featuring baked apple with a crunchy topping. In the UK, the term 'crumble' refers to both a dessert similar to the American apple crisp, which is topped with rolled oats and brown sugar, or a dessert topp ...
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Brown Betty
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Smulpaj
Smulpaj (crumb pie) is a Sweden, Swedish dessert. It differs from traditional pies in that it has no pastry shell; instead, fillings are added directly to the pie dish after greasing. Butter is mixed with sugar, wheat flour and oatmeal to make a ...
, a similar Swedish dessert
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Streusel
In baking and pastry making, streusel () is a crumbly topping of flour, butter, and sugar that is baked on top of muffins, breads, pies, and cakes.
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Irish cuisine
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