Apple Rhubarb Betty Food

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.

RHUBARB-APPLE BROWN BETTY

Steps:

• Mix the sugar and spices.
• Add 3 tbsp of this into the crumbs and pour over the butter.
• Trim the rhubarb and cut into chunks.
• Peel, core and slice the applies thinly and add to the rhubarb and the rest of the sugar and spice.
• Butter a shallow pie dish and put half the crumbs in the bottom.
• Add the fruit and pour over the juice.
• Put the rest of the crumbs on top.
• Bake for 20 minutes, loosely covered with foil, in an oven preheated to 108 deg Celsius 350 deg fahrenheit.
• Remove the foil and bake for 20 minutes more until the fruit is tender and top golden.
• Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

RHUBARB BETTY

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, toss together the rhubarb, sugar and cinnamon. Add half of the bread cubes, and toss lightly to distribute. Transfer to an ungreased 2 quart microwave-safe baking dish. Top with remaining bread cubes. Drizzle melted butter over the top.
• Cook in the microwave on full power for 12 minutes, or until the rhubarb is tender. serve warm.

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.