Brown Betty

Name: Brown Betty
Ingredients: 4 lb apples, I used granny smith; 2/3 cup light brown sugar; 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice; 2 tbsp all-purpose flour; 10 tbsp butter, salted or unsalted, divided use; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/8 tsp salt; 4 cup bread cubes,I used cinnamon raisin bread; 8 tbsp apple cider, or unsweetened apple juice; 1/4 cup sparkle sugar or granulated sugar

10 ingredients

14 steps

Ingredients

4 lb apples, I used granny smith
2/3 cup light brown sugar
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
2 tbsp all-purpose flour
10 tbsp butter, salted or unsalted, divided use
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp salt
4 cup bread cubes,I used cinnamon raisin bread
8 tbsp apple cider, or unsweetened apple juice
1/4 cup sparkle sugar or granulated sugar

Directions

1

Butter 8 10 inch ramekins.
2

Preheat oven to 350.
3

Line a baking sheet with foil
4

Peel and core apples and cut intocubes
5

Toss apples with lemon and brown sugar
6

Melt 4 tablespoons of the butter in a skillt, add sugared apples and cook on medium high heat until tender but still holding their shape, about 10 minutes
7

Add flour, salt and cinnamon, stir well and remove from heat and cool to room temperature
8

Combine bread cubes with remaining 6 tablespoons with the remaining tablespoons butter, melt the butter first
9

Line each ramekin bottom and sides with a single layer of buttered crumbs
10

Fill each ramekin with apple mixture
11

Top with a layer of buttered crumbs, press down to pack in then divide cider evenly over tops of ramekins and then sprinkle top with sparkle sugar
12

Place ramekins on foil lined pan and bake until bubbling and top is golden and crisp, about 45 to 55 minutes
13

Serve hot with vanilla ice crea and/or whippedcream.
14

This can also be made in a 1 1 1/2 quart baking dish just increase the cooking time by about 20 minutes