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I am new to cooking.

I like to cook in batch because I want to come down to kitchen and pop something in microwave and return to my desk.

I only like apples (Granny Smith) cooked, so I steam them, i.e. wet cook them about a pack of 8 with a cup of water after I have peeled, cored and sliced them.

Then later, when I want a pudding I heat them up in microwave with some brandy butter.

In order to expand my range, I think I'll try cooking some Apple Crumble. Recipes say put the crumble mix on top of raw apple.

Can I put crumble mix on top of already cooked apple? Or will double cooking apple turn it to mush?

S Meaden
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Yes, you can precook most fruit. Apples are among the best fruit to cook like this as they keep some texture after light cooking. (Stone fruit should be OK - I've used plums. Soft fruit much less so).

If you buy ready made fruit pie filling (and I don't recommend you do) it's precooked. Those of us who grow our own fruit sometimes cook up (and freeze) a batch of pie filling when we have a glut. The main trick is to not precook too much, where "too much" is a matter of taste (some people like mushy fillings; some would rather have a bit of bite) but also depends on the fruit (e.g. the variety of apple) you're starting with.

Do be careful not to keep it too long after precooking - cooked fruit doesn't keep like fresh fruit and is also more likely to spoil in ways you won't spot. So a few days in the fridge, or freeze it.

Chris H
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