Apple Brown Betty

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This old-fashioned recipe is as good today as it was when Grandma made
it.

2 cups soft bread crumbs
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup melted butter or margarine
4 cups tart sliced apples (4 medium apples)
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon
2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
grated rind of lemon
1 cup water (room temperature)
Preheat oven to 350-degrees F.
Mix the breadcrumbs with the salt and melted butter or margarine, and
divid the mixture into thirds. Place 1/3 of the mixture into a greased
1-1/2 quart baking dish.

Sprinkle your apples with sugar, cinnamon, lemon juice and grated
rind; toss to blend. Place one-half of the mixture on top of the
crumbs in the baking dish. Add another 1/3 of the crumbs. Add
remaining apples, and the final layer of crumbs. Trickle the water
into the side of the dish. Try not to moisten the top layer of crumbs.

Cover and bake in the oven for 30 minutes. Remove the cover and
continue to bake until the apples are tender and the crumbs a
delicious deep brown. (Usually about 20 to 30 minutes more.) Serve
warm with cream or custard or top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Makes 6 servings.



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