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Default crumble not crumbling


"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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> Jen wrote:
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>> I just made a streusel cake. But the crumble topping has just turned
>> into
>> cake type mixture with melted butter sitting on top. What have I done
>> wring? It was 1/3 cup flour, 1/3 cup sugar, 4 Tablespoons butter.

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> Did you mix the topping ingredients together, but not too much?
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>

I don't have a pastry cutter, so I started using a knife, but it seemed to
be taking forever so I used my fingertips. You're going to tell me that's
where I went wrong. I just couldn't manage with a knife.

Jen