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Brown Betty

Making an Apple Brown Betty is a lot like making an apple pie, but simpler. The apples are combined in a little butter and sugar until covered. Options such as raisins, currants, and lemon rind. With some bread crumbs or oats, more butter, and a little cinnamon as a crumble topping, it really takes this dish to the next level. This recipe is from a 1946 cookbook.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ cups bread crumbs
  • 3 tbsp butter melted
  • 2 ½ cups apples, peeled and sliced
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp lemon rind, grated
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 tbsp water
  • ½ cup raisins or currants

Method
 

  1. Mix crumbs and butter.
    1 ½ cups bread crumbs, 3 tbsp butter melted
  2. Place one-third in the baking dish.
  3. Combine other ingredients.
    2 ½ cups apples, peeled and sliced, ¾ cup brown sugar, ¼ tsp cinnamon, ¼ tsp nutmeg, ¼ tsp salt, 1 tsp lemon rind, grated, 1 tsp vanilla, 2 tbsp water, ½ cup raisins or currants
  4. Place in a dish in two layers with crumbs between and on top. Cover.
  5. Bake in a moderately slow oven for about 30 to 45 minutes. Remove cover, brown top.
  6. Serve hot with hard sauce or cream.