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Recipe: Apple Brown Betty ππ₯§
Overview:
- Name: Apple Brown Betty
- Description: A delectable dessert recipe passed down from Gale Gand, with origins from the renowned Mean Chef.
- Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Servings: 4
- Yield: 1 quart
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cooking apples
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup water
- 2 slices bread
Nutrition Facts (per serving):
- Calories: 516.4
- Fat: 24.5g
- Saturated Fat: 14.9g
- Cholesterol: 61mg
- Sodium: 328.9mg
- Carbohydrates: 76.6g
- Fiber: 6g
- Sugar: 59g
- Protein: 3.4g
Recipe Instructions:
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Preheat oven to 375Β°F (190Β°C).
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Prepare Apples:
- Peel, core, and slice the cooking apples.
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Prepare Bread Crumbs:
- Place the bread slices in a food processor and blend until you achieve fine crumbs. Alternatively, finely chop the bread.
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Prepare Baking Dish:
- Thoroughly grease a 1-quart baking dish with butter.
- Sprinkle a generous amount of brown sugar over the greased dish.
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Layer Ingredients:
- Begin layering the prepared ingredients in the baking dish:
- Start with a layer of sliced apples.
- Follow with a layer of brown sugar.
- Then add a layer of bread crumbs.
- Repeat the layers until all ingredients are used, ensuring to end with a layer of bread crumbs on top.
- Begin layering the prepared ingredients in the baking dish:
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Enhance with Sugar and Butter:
- Sprinkle additional brown sugar over the top layer of bread crumbs.
- Dot the surface with extra butter for added richness.
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Moisten with Water:
- Evenly sprinkle the water over the entire surface of the dish.
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Bake:
- Place the prepared dish in the preheated oven.
- Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until the top is golden brown and the apples are tender.
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Serve:
- Once baked to perfection, remove the Apple Brown Betty from the oven.
- Serve warm, ideally accompanied by a scoop of creamy vanilla ice cream.
Cooking Times (Approximate):
Prep Time | Cook Time | Total Time |
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25 minutes | 1 hour | 1 hour 25 minutes |
Recipe Tags:
Apple, Fruit, Low Protein, Weeknight, < 4 Hours, Easy
Enjoy the delightful blend of sweet apples, caramelized brown sugar, and crunchy bread crumbs in this comforting Apple Brown Betty dessert!