Decadent Apple Brown Betty Recipes

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.

CINNAMON-APPLE BROWN BETTY

Steps:

• In a large bowl, toss apples with lemon juice. In a small bowl, mix brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg; add to apple mixture and toss to coat. In a large bowl, drizzle butter over bread cubes; toss to coat., Place 2 cups bread cubes in a greased 3- or 4-qt. slow cooker. Layer with half of the apple mixture and 2 cups bread cubes. Repeat layers. Cook, covered, on low 2-3 hours or until apples are tender. Stir before serving. If desired, top with whipped cream.

DECADENT APPLE BROWN BETTY

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 180*C/375*F. Butter a shallow 1 ½ litre baking dish.
• Place half the bread cubes in the prepared baking dish. Mix the remaining cubes with 2 TBS of melted butter and set aside.
• Spread the apple slices over the bread cubes in the baking dish. Stir together the sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, water, lemon juice, lemon rind and the remaining 5 TBS of butter. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Pour evenly over the apples, then top with the reserved bread cubes.
• Bake in the pre-heated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until the apples are tender and the bread is well browned. If it is browning too quickly, cover lightly with foil. Serve warm or cold with cream or ice cream.

APPLE BROWN BETTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F with a rack in the center of the oven.
• Place the apples on a flat surface, cut them in half, and then into thin slices. Put them in a medium bowl and coat them with a light layer of zest from 1 of the lemons and all of the lemon juice.
• In a separate bowl, mix together the butter and bread crumbs. Season with salt. Set aside.
• In a third bowl, combine the brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and cloves. Mix to blend and add the apple slices.
• Grease each baking dish with the remaining butter. Layer the bottom with the apples and cover with the bread crumb mixture.
• Cover the dishes tightly with aluminum foil and place in the center of the oven. Bake until the apples are tender when pierced with the tip of a knife, 30 to 45 minutes. Remove the foil, raise the oven temperature to 425 degrees F and bake until the top browns. Serve immediately.

BROWN BETTY

Steps:

• Combine corn flakes and butter. Spoon 1/3 of corn flakes mixture in dish.
• Cover with half of the apples.
• In a separate bowl, mix sugar, spices and lemon rind. Spread half of mixture on top of apples.
• In a third bowl, combine lemon juice and apple juice. Pour half over apples.
• Top with corn flakes.
• Cover and bake 20 minutes at 375°F.
• Uncover and bake another 20-30 minutes or until soft and brown.

CROCK POT APPLE BROWN BETTY

Steps:

• Wash apples, peel, core, and cut into eights.
• Place in bottom on crock.
• Combine bread cubes, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, sugar, butter and toss together.
• Place on top of apples in crock.
• Cover.
• Cook on low setting 2-4 hours.
• Check apples about halfway into this -- if not softening enough, add water or apple juice to steam inside the pot. Half to three quarters of a cup is usually sufficient.

EASY APPLE BROWN BETTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter 1 1 1/2 quart baking dish (also need a lid).
• Toss crumbs and butter togetehr.
• Spread 1/3 of this mixture into baking dish.
• Toss apples, sugar and spice (+lemon) together in a separate bowl.
• Spread 1/2 the apple mixture over crumb layer.
• Repeat until layers end with crumb mixture.
• Add 1/3 cup hot water.
• Cover tightly and cook for 25 minutes.
• Uncover and bake for 20 minutes more.
• Serve warm with heavy cream.

INDIVIDUAL APPLE BROWN BETTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Grease four 6 oz ramekins (butter, shortening, or Pam) and sprinkle with granulated sugar.
• Melt butter, then mix with cubed bread.
• Mix lemon juice. brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg, then mix with sliced apples.
• Press 1/8th of bread mixture into bottom of each ramekin, cover with 1/8th of apple mixture, repeat. Pour any leftover liquid over top. (bread, apples, bread, apples in each ramekin).
• Place ramekins on cookie sheet. Bake at 375 40-50 minutes.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.

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.