Brown Betty Recipe

Ingredients for Brown Betty

• ¼ cup melted butter
• 1 pint bread crumbs from center of loaf
• 1 pint sliced apples
• ½ cup fruit juice or water
• ½ cup sugar or molasses
• Juice and grated rind of lemon or orange

Instructions

1. Arrange alternate layers of buttered bread crumbs and thinly sliced apples in a pudding dish, sprinkle with sugar and a little cinnamon or other spices.
2. Finish with crumbs and pour mixed molasses and water or fruit juice over all.
3. Cover and bake for one-half hour, remove the cover and bake three-fourths of an hour more.
4. Stewed peaches, apricots or rhubarb make a good substitute for the apples in this pudding.