Apple Brown Betty

A wonderful blast from the past! This dessert is basically a baked pudding (or cobbler) that dates back to colonial times. Tart and crunchy, and full of brown sugar, this is one that's easy to make and sure to please. And, it's good enough for an everyday dessert, or even a special dinner party.

2 cups coarse day-old (rather dry) bread
6 cups baking apples (tart like Granny Smith)
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
3 TBS lemon juice
1/4 cup water
2 TBS margarine (or butter)
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• Grease a 11 x 9 baking dish. (Buttered is recommended, but Crisco or Pam spray are fine.)
• Sprinkle approximately 1/3 of the bread crumbs over the bottom of the baking dish
• Place 1/2 of the apples over the bread crumbs
Mix together the sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Put 1/2 of this sugar mixture over the apples.
• Add 1/3 of the bread crumbs and then the rest of the apples sprinkled with the rest of the sugar mixture. Top with the final 1/3 of the bread crumbs.(layered)
• Splash the lemon juice and water over the top of the Apple Brown Betty.
• Cut the butter into small chunks and spread around the top.
• Bake covered at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes.
• Remove cover and bake an additional 15 minutes.
Serve hot or cold. Go Wild! Use berries instead, or serve with a lemon sauce or whipped cream!