Banana Brown Betty Food

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.

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.

BANANA BROWN BETTY 1997 JOY

Steps:

• Position rack in lover third of oven and preheat to 350°F.
• Get 8x8 baking dish, 9 inch pie plate or 10x6 oblong baking dish.
• Stir the graham crumbs, sugar and butter together. Press half of the crumb mixture into the bottom of the baking dish.
• In a heavy saucepan, bring the milk and vanilla bean to a simmer. If using vanilla extract, add last.
• Mix in a bowl the egg, cusgar, flour, cornstarch and salt.
• Remove vanilla bean, if using. Gradually whisk half of the milk into the egg mix. Then mix this back into the milk in the pan.
• Cook, whisking constantly and scraping the bottom and sides of the pan over medium heat until the center bubbles and the mixture has thickened.
• Remove from heat and stir for another minute to cool. Add vanilla extract now if not using the bean.
• Fold bananas into the hot custard.
• Spoon the banana mixture evenly over the crumbs and cover with the remaining crumb mixture.
• Bake until the top has browned and the filling is warm, 25-30 minutes.
• Let cool on a rack for 20 minutes before serving.
• Spoon into bowls and serve.
• You can top with vanilla ice cream, a fresh strawberry sauce or something you like with it.

BANANA & APPLE BROWN BETTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Mix sugar, salt and cinnamon together; combine with sliced apples and bananas.
• In a skillet, brown bread cubes in the butter.
• Fill buttered baking dish with alternate layers of bread cubes and fruit using bread cubes as top and bottom layers.
• Cover dish and bake 30 minutes.
• Remove cover and bake 15 minutes longer or until apples are tender.

APPLE BETTY "GRANOLA" WITH BANANA CREME

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Combine the flour and salt in a bowl. Add the shortening, and cut in with a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. With a fork, stir in just enough water to bind the dough. Gather into a ball and transfer to a lightly floured surface. Roll out to about 1/8-inch thick. Transfer to a 9-inch pie pan and trim to leave a 1/2-inch overhang. Fold the overhang under for a double thickness. Flute the edge with your fingers. Refrigerate.
• For the filling and topping:
• Peel, core and slice the apples into a mixing bowl. Add lemon juice and stir to coat apples. In a separate small bowl, mix together the cornstarch, salt, and just 1/3 cup of the sugar (reserving the rest for the topping). Add the sugar mixture to the apples and stir to blend.
• For the crumb topping, combine the remaining sugar, flour, cinnamon and butter in a bowl. Blend with your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside.
• Spoon the fruit filling into the pie shell. Sprinkle the crumbs lightly and evenly over the top. Bake for 10 minutes, then reduce the heat to 350 degrees F. Cover the top of the pie loosely with a sheet of foil, and continue baking until browned, 35 to 40 minutes more.
• In a large saucepan mix sugar, cornstarch, and salt and blend well, before putting on stovetop. Gradually whisk in milk and vanilla extract until combined, then whisk egg yolks in until no yellow streaks remain. Bring to a simmer over low heat whisking to keep smooth. Remove pan from heat, add bananas, and blend using an immersion blender. Finish by whisking in butter.
• Serve pie topped with banana creme and garnished with mint chiffonnade.

BANANA BREAD FROM BETTY CROCKER

Steps:

• Put the bananas in the mixer bowl and beat to mash them.
• Add all of the other ingredients and beat for 30 seconds (don't over-beat).
• Pour/scrape into a 9x5x3 pan with the bottom only greased.
• Bake at 350 for about 1 hour until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

EASY BANANA BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease an 8 inch square pan.
• Melt butter in sauce pan over medium-low heat. Remove from heat, add chips, and stir until melted. Set aside to cool for 5 minutes.
• Lightly beat the egg in a medium bowl. Stir in the brown sugar, banana, vanilla, and salt. Pour the melted chocolate mixture into the banana mixture, and stir until well combined. Add the flour, stirring just until incorporated. Spread the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out with moist crumbs, about 30 minutes. Don't over bake. Remove, and cool pan on wire rack before cutting.