Apple Brown Betty Recipe Epicuriouscom Food

APPLE BROWN BETTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the apples with the sugar and cinnamon, and stir together.
• In a 9 by 9-inch nonstick baking pan, arrange layers of half of the apple mixture. Dot with half of the margarine, then sprinkle with half of the bread crumbs. Repeat the layers, then sprinkle 1/4 cup water over the top.
• Cover and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake until the top is golden brown, about 10 minutes more. Serve warm.
• Calories: 307
• Total Fat: 7g
• Protein: 4g
• Carbohydrate: 58g
• Cholesterol: 16mg
• Sodium: 192mg

APPLE BROWN BETTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Peel, core and slice apples. Place the bread slices in a food processor and blend to make fresh crumbs or finely chop it up. Rub a 1-quart baking dish thickly with butter then sprinkle liberally with brown sugar. Add alternating layers of sliced apples, sugar, and bread crumbs, then repeat, ending with bread crumbs. Thickly sprinkle with sugar and dot with extra butter. Sprinkle on the water. Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour until well browned on the top. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

APPLE BROWN BETTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Combine the nutmeg and the sugar and set aside 2 tablespoons. Put the bread cubes in a bowl and toss with the rest of the sugar mixture, the melted butter, and the lemon rind.
• Peel, core, and slice the apples into fairly thick wedges. Line the bottom of a heavy 1 1/2-quart casserole with 1 cup of the bread cubes. Layer half of the apples over the bread and top with 1/2 cup of the bread cubes. Layer the rest of the apples in the casserole and sprinkle with water. Cover with the rest of the bread cubes and evenly sprinkle the reserved 2 tablespoons of sugar over the top. Put the lid on the casserole or cover tightly with foil. Bake in the center of the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Take the lid off the betty, and bake for 10 to 15 minutes longer, or until apples are tender and the topping is brown.

APPLE BROWN BETTY WITH ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Butter and sugar a baking dish and reserve the remaining sugar.
• In a large mixing bowl combine apple wedges, lemon juice, brown sugar, spices, salt and apple brandy. Toss to combine evenly. In a separate mixing bowl add bread cubes, pour in the melted butter and toss to coat evenly. Layer bread cubes in the bottom of the baking dish followed by apples and repeat this so you have 2 layers of each. Press gently on top of the fillings to compact slightly. Pour any remaining liquid over the apples and bread cubes. Sprinkle with the remaining sugar and bake in the oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until the top is golden. Remove from the oven and allow to cool. Serve topped with a scoop of ice cream and powdered sugar.

APPLE BROWN BETTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F with a rack in the center of the oven.
• Place the apples on a flat surface, cut them in half, and then into thin slices. Put them in a medium bowl and coat them with a light layer of zest from 1 of the lemons and all of the lemon juice.
• In a separate bowl, mix together the butter and bread crumbs. Season with salt. Set aside.
• In a third bowl, combine the brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and cloves. Mix to blend and add the apple slices.
• Grease each baking dish with the remaining butter. Layer the bottom with the apples and cover with the bread crumb mixture.
• Cover the dishes tightly with aluminum foil and place in the center of the oven. Bake until the apples are tender when pierced with the tip of a knife, 30 to 45 minutes. Remove the foil, raise the oven temperature to 425 degrees F and bake until the top browns. Serve immediately.

APPLE BROWN BETTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Generously butter a 9-by-13-inch rectangular baking dish.
• Place half the diced bread in the baking dish, and then sprinkle on half the diced apples, half the brown sugar and half the butter. Repeat with another layer of bread, apples, brown sugar and butter. End by sprinkling 1/2 cup water all over the surface, a spoonful at a time.
• Bake, covered in foil, until the apples are tender, about 45 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for an additional 10 to 15 minutes to brown.

APPLE BROWN BETTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet and remove from heat. Stir in cinnamon, salt, and 1 tablespoon brown sugar, then stir in bread crumbs. Sprinkle one third of crumbs over bottom of a 1-quart shallow baking dish. Peel and coarsely chop 2 apples. Cook with water and remaining 2 tablespoons brown sugar in a 1 1/2-quart saucepan, covered, over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes. Purée chopped apples with cooking liquid in a blender.
• Peel remaining 2 apples and cut into 1/4-inch-thick wedges. Arrange wedges over crumbs, then pour hot purée over wedges. Sprinkle with remaining crumbs. Bake in middle of oven until top is golden brown and apples are tender, about 40 minutes. Cool on a rack 10 minutes and serve with frozen yogurt.

APPLE BROWN BETTY STREUSEL

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter an 8-inch baking dish.
• In a food processor process the bread until finely ground (you should have 2 cups of breadcrumbs).
• In a bowl combine the breadcrumbs with melted butter; set aside.
• In a large bowl combine the white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, pinch salt and allspice.
• Add in the apple slices, apple cider, lemon zest, lemon juice and vanilla; toss well to combine.
• Spoon about 3 cups apple mixture into the baking dish, then sprinkle with half of the breadcrumb mixture.
• Top with remaining apple mixture, then remaining breadcrumb mixture.
• Bake for about 1 hour and 15 minutes or until bubbly.
• Cool on a wire rack then spoon into serving dishes.
• Top with vanilla ice cream.

GRANDMA'S APPLE BROWN BETTY

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Arrange slices in the bottom of a lightly greased 12x9 pan.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon.
• Mix flour and brown sugar.
• Cut in butter until crumbly and set aside.
• Syrup: Combine ingredients and stir well.
• Drizzle half of mixture over apples.
• Cover with flour mix.
• Pour remaining syrup over top.
• Bake at 350 for one hour.

APPLE BROWN BETTY WITH HARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cube raisin bread, and mix with apples. Spread evenly in a 9x9-inch baking dish. In a bowl mix eggs with milk, sugar cinnamon, molasses, and vanilla to combine well. Pour over the bread and apples.
• Bake for 18 to 22 minutes until set. Remove and let cool.
• For Hard Sauce: Combine all ingredients and mix well.
• Pour over your Apple Betty and enjoy!

INDIVIDUAL APPLE BROWN BETTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Grease four 6 oz ramekins (butter, shortening, or Pam) and sprinkle with granulated sugar.
• Melt butter, then mix with cubed bread.
• Mix lemon juice. brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg, then mix with sliced apples.
• Press 1/8th of bread mixture into bottom of each ramekin, cover with 1/8th of apple mixture, repeat. Pour any leftover liquid over top. (bread, apples, bread, apples in each ramekin).
• Place ramekins on cookie sheet. Bake at 375 40-50 minutes.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.

EASY APPLE BROWN BETTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter 1 1 1/2 quart baking dish (also need a lid).
• Toss crumbs and butter togetehr.
• Spread 1/3 of this mixture into baking dish.
• Toss apples, sugar and spice (+lemon) together in a separate bowl.
• Spread 1/2 the apple mixture over crumb layer.
• Repeat until layers end with crumb mixture.
• Add 1/3 cup hot water.
• Cover tightly and cook for 25 minutes.
• Uncover and bake for 20 minutes more.
• Serve warm with heavy cream.

DECADENT APPLE BROWN BETTY

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 180*C/375*F. Butter a shallow 1 ½ litre baking dish.
• Place half the bread cubes in the prepared baking dish. Mix the remaining cubes with 2 TBS of melted butter and set aside.
• Spread the apple slices over the bread cubes in the baking dish. Stir together the sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, water, lemon juice, lemon rind and the remaining 5 TBS of butter. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Pour evenly over the apples, then top with the reserved bread cubes.
• Bake in the pre-heated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until the apples are tender and the bread is well browned. If it is browning too quickly, cover lightly with foil. Serve warm or cold with cream or ice cream.

APPLE PRUNE BROWN BETTY

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cover prunes with boiling-hot water in a bowl and let stand 15 minutes. Drain and quarter prunes, then toss with apples and lemon juice. Stir together crumbs and butter in another bowl. Stir together brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt in a separate bowl. Spread one third of crumbs in a 9-inch pie plate. Cover with half of apple mixture, then sprinkle with half of sugar mixture. Sprinkle with half of remaining crumbs and cover with remaining apples, then remaining sugar mixture. Top with remaining crumbs.
• Bake, covered with foil, until apples are tender, about 40 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 425°F, remove foil, and bake until top is golden brown, about 10 minutes more. Serve warm.