Recipe - Apple Brown Betty

1/3 cup Butter Or Margarine; Melted
2 cup Soft Bread Crumbs
6 cup Apples; Pared, Cored And
Sliced, About 2 Lbs
One half cup Granulated Or Brown Sugar
One half teaspoon Nutmeg Or Mace
One fourth teaspoon Cinnamon
1 tablespoon Lemon Rind; Grated
2 tablespoon Lemon Juice
One fourth cup ;Water

Preheat the oven to 375 Degrees F. Toss the bread crumbs with the
melted butter, and arrange 1/3 of the crumb mixture in a greased 1
1/2quart casserole. Cover with One half of the apples and One half 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 moderatelyhot oven, 375 Degrees F,
for One half hour. Uncover and continue baking for another One half 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.

For 2 to 3 servings

Halve each of the ingredients, make as directed, using a 1Quart
casserole. Bake, covered, at 350 Degrees F., for One half hour. Uncover
and bake for an additional One half hour or until the apples or peaches
are done.

From: The Good Housekeeping Cookbook Copyright 1949

Posted by: Rich Harper

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