Annie Brown

Name: Annie Brown
Ingredients: 6 ounces mixed brown and white fresh breadcrumbs; 3 ounces unsalted butter, melted; 4 large cooking apples (about 1 1/2 lb); 4 ounces brown sugar; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 12 lemon, zest and juice; cream, to serve

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Ingredients

6 ounces mixed brown and white fresh breadcrumbs
3 ounces unsalted butter, melted
4 large cooking apples (about 1 1/2 lb)
4 ounces brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
12 lemon, zest and juice
cream, to serve

Directions

1

Put the breadcrumbs into a bowl and pour on the melted butter, mixing lightly.
2

Peel and core the apples and slice them thinly.
3

Mix them with the sugar, cinnamon, lemon zest and juice.
4

Butter a 40-ounce pudding basin or casserole dish and put in a thin layer of crumbs, then a layer of apple, then more crumbs, more apples and lastly a layer of crumbs.
5

Cover with a sheet of foil.
6

Bake at 350F for 20 minutes, remove the foil and bake for a further 30 minutes, or until the top has browned nicely and the apples are tender.
7

Serve hot with cream.
8

The apples should have started to caramelize and become transparent and amber-coloured.