Apple Brown Betty

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 8 slices bread
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 1/2 lbs granny smith apples
• 2/3 cup light brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 tear the 8 slices of bread into 1/2 inch pieces and bake in oven until lightley toasted about 12-15 mins flipping half way though.
• 3 grease a shallow 2 quart ceramic or glass baking dish.
• 4 in a medium mixing bowl combine melted butter and 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, add the toasted bread , toss gently until evenly moistened.
• 5 in a large bowl toss sliced apples, borwn sugar, lemon juice, vanilla, ground nutmeg, and remaining 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon.
• 6 layer the bread and apple mixture as follows:.
• 7 place 1/2 c of bread pieces in baking dish.
• 8 top with half the apple mixture and
• 9 then add the other 1/2 cof the bread pieces,
• 10 place remaining apple mixture on the top.
• 11 sprinkle the top with the remaining bread pieces, leaving a 1- inch boarder all around the edges.
• 12 cover and bake 40 mins.
• 13 then uncover and bake an additional 10 mins till apple are tender and crumbs are browned.
• 14 let stand for 10 mins before serving.
• 15 serve warm.