Plum Crumble

Fans of English puddings have been increasingly pandered to by smart restaurants over the last few years. Bread and butter pudding received its most glamorous promotion through Anton Mosimann, although his addition of apricot jam did not please purists. Prue Leith has been another influential apologist, serving up butterscotch tapioca and apple and sultana crumble.

Plums, rhubarb and apples make the most serious crumbles. Some of the best September cooking plums, if you can find the