APPLE BROWN BETTY

By BobD

Ingredients

• SERVES 6
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
• 3 cups coarse fresh bread crumbs from a baguette
• 4 large crisp apples such as Granny Smith or Gala
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 3/4 cup nonfat vanilla frozen yogurt

Details

Servings 6
Adapted from gourmet.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375F.

Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet and remove from heat. Stir in cinnamon, salt, and 1 tablespoon brown sugar, then stir in bread crumbs. Sprinkle one third of crumbs over bottom of a 1-quart shallow baking dish.

Peel and coarsely chop 2 apples. Cook with water and remaining 2 tablespoons brown sugar in a 1 1/2-quart saucepan, covered, over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes.

Puree chopped apples with cooking liquid in a blender.

Peel remaining 2 apples and cut into 1/4-inch-thick wedges. Arrange wedges over crumbs, then pour hot puree over wedges.

Sprinkle with remaining crumbs.
Bake in middle of oven until top is golden brown and apples are tender, about 40 minutes.

Cool on rack 10 minutes and serve with frozen yogurt.