Dessert

Mix the butter, flour and salt with your fingertips until you get a grainy mixture.

Mix half of the sugar and the crushed almonds into the mixture. Refrigerate.

Split the vanilla pod in two and scrape the pulp with a sharp knife.

Peel apples and cut into cubes.

Add the remaining sugar, a few drops of lemon and the vanilla pulp.

Put apples into an oven friendly dish.

Cover with mixture of flour, butter and sugar and put in the oven at 180˚C, for 30 mins, or until the top is golden.

Serve with vanilla ice cream.

Tips: Apples may be replaced with other fruits.