Apple Brown Betty

By Mary-10

Ingredients

• 2 cups sliced peeled granny smith appples
• 2 cups sliced peeled rome apples
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 cup low fat milk
• 1 tablespoon molasses
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 ounces day old Italian or French bread torn into 1/2 inch pieces
• cooking spray
• 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup chilled butter cut into small pieces.

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Combine granny smith apples, rome apples and lemon juice in a large bowl. Sprinkle apple mixture with granulated sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg, toss well. Combine milk, molasses and vanilla in a medium bowl. Add bread to milk mixture, toss to combine. Add bread mixture to apple mixture, toss to combine . Spoon bread mixture into an 8 inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup, level with a knife. Combine flour and brown sugar, cut in chilled butter using a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles small pebbles. sprinkle brown sugar mixture over apple mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until golden and bubby. Serve warm Yields 6.