Apple Gingerbread Crumble

Preheat oven to 350°F.In a small saucepan melt butter and remove from heat. Pour it in a bowl large enough to hold all gingerbread ingredients.Add brown sugar and molasses. Stir to combine. Add egg whites, salt, ginger, cinnamon and cloves and combine well.Sift together flour, baking soda, and baking powder and add to above.Press (the sticky) dough 1/4-inch-thick on a parchment lined cookie sheet. Place in oven and bake for approximately 12 minutes or until fragrant and the center of cookie slab feels slightly firm. Set aside. In a large bowl, combine sugar, cinnamon, and flour.Peel and quarter apples. Cut each quarter crosswise in 8 slices. Toss sliced apples in sugar mixture to prevent browning of apples. Add vanilla.Arrange apple filling into ramekins. (It is essential that the filling is well pressed into the ramekins and hugely domed as apples sink down as they bake.)Melt butter and pour equally over apple filling.Wrap each ramekin with aluminum foil ensuring that apples are well covered. Cut a 1/4-inch hole in center of foil for steam to escape.Place in oven and bake for 45-55 minutes until the filling is bubbly. Total baking time will depend on the thickness of ramekins.Meanwhile break gingerbread cookie slab in chunks and set aside.Remove ramekins from oven and remove foil. Top with gingerbread chunks and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Serve warm or cold.