Apple Brown Betty

Recipe Ingredients

1/3 cup	65g / 2.3oz	Butter or margarine - melted
2 cups	292g / 10oz	Soft bread crumbs
6 cups	1422ml	Apples; pared - cored and chopped
1/2 cup	80g / 2.8oz	Granulated or brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Nutmeg or mace
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Cinnamon
1 tablespoon	15ml	Lemon rind - grated
2 tablespoons	30ml	Lemon juice
1/4 cup	59ml	water

Recipe Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375F. Toss the bread crumbs with the melted butter, and arrange 1/3 of the crumb mixture in a greased 1 1/2-quart casserole. Cover with 1/2 of the apples and 1/2 of the combined mixture, sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon and rind, blended well.

Cover with 1/3 of the bread mixture, the rest of the apples and the rest of the combined mixture. Spoon on the lemon mixture, lemon juice and water combined and well blended, and top with the rest of the crumbs. Cover and bake in a moderately-hot oven, 375F, for 1/2 hour. Uncover and continue baking for another 1/2 hour or until the apples are done.

To Serve:  Top with cream, whipped cream with a little cinnamon sprinkled over the top, grated cheese or ice cream.  Peach Brown Betty Substitute 6 cups of fresh peaches for the apples in the above recipe.

Hints

For 2 to 3 servings Halve each of the ingredients, make as directed, using a 1-Quart casserole. Bake, covered, at 350F., for 1/2 hour. Uncover and bake for an additional 1/2 hour or until the apples or peaches are done.

Source:
Jill Gonzalez, Austin

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