Melon crumble, a delicious and easy-to-make dessert, perfect for summer.
The crumble cake is made with quick shortcrust pastry, which crumbles in your hands, creating crunchy crumbs that enclose a creamy filling, in this case, a melon cream, absolute goodness.
There are many versions of crumble, all excellent, this one is very simple and quick, even children can make it. Just crumble the dough with your fingers, spread it on a baking pan, and fill it with the desired cream, like Nutella, jam, or a fruit cream. The secret to having a soft heart is to keep it in the fridge for a few hours before baking. Perfect for breakfast, ideal for buffets and parties.
Here you can find other recipes with melon:
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Low
- Preparation time: 40 Minutes
- Portions: 6
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Summer, Autumn
- Energy 789.10 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 118.11 (g) of which sugars 61.54 (g)
- Proteins 11.13 (g)
- Fat 33.36 (g) of which saturated 20.26 (g)of which unsaturated 12.67 (g)
- Fibers 2.28 (g)
- Sodium 154.95 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 263 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
- 3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 7 oz butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 egg yolks
- 1/2 lemon zest
- 1 pinch salt
- 1.1 lbs melon (pulp)
- 1/2 cup potato starch
- 1/2 cup sugar
Tools
recommended tools for preparation
- Stand Mixer KitchenAid Artisan Stand Mixer with Tilt-Head 4.8l – 5KSM125 (Cream, Stainless Steel, 50/60 Hz)
- Grater Orblue – Multifunction Grater for Lemon, Parmesan, Ginger, Chocolate, Fruits and Vegetables, Ultra Sharp Stainless Steel Blades with Protective Cover
- Baking Pan Ballarini Patisserie Non-Stick Cake Pan, Aluminum, Gray, 9.5 inches
- Rolling Pin Tescoma 630160 Delicia Wooden Rolling Pin, 9.8 inches, Diameter 2.4 inches
- Strainer Infreecs Set of 3 Stainless Steel Mesh Strainer/Sieve/Colander with Handle for Kitchen – in 3 Sizes (8cm/11cm/18cm)
Melon Crumble Steps
Let the butter soften at room temperature. In the stand mixer bowl, combine the sugar, egg yolks, and butter. Beat with the whisk until combined, add the flour, lemon zest, and salt. Mix with the paddle attachment until a homogeneous mixture is obtained, form a ball with your hands and let it rest in the fridge for 30 minutes. You can also do it all by hand following the same procedure
Cut the melon, remove the seeds, chop the pulp, with an immersion blender (if you are interested in buying click here) until a fine puree is obtained, sieve to release some liquid. Place in a bowl, add the starch and sugar, mix, the melon cream is ready
Retrieve the shortcrust from the fridge, spread slightly more than half in a 9.5-inch cake pan, greased with oil and floured. The shortcrust will be very crumbly, it will break, arrange it with your hands until it covers the entire pan, prick the bottom with a fork
Fill the cake with melon cream, level it. Then take the leftover dough and crumble it over the cream until it covers it completely. Leave in the fridge for a couple of hours, then bake in a preheated ventilated oven at 350°F for 50 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven, let cool, remove from the pan, and dust with powdered sugar, enjoy
Melon Crumble Storage
The crumble keeps very well for several days in a closed container
