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Brown Betty

Ingredients

• 4 medium-sized apples
• 1/4 cup of butter
• juice and grated rind of 1/2 lemon
• 1 cup of bread crumbs
• 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
• 1/4 cup of sugar
• 1/4 cup of boiling water

Instructions

Pare, quarter, core and slice the apples. Melt butter and pour it with the juice of half a lemon over the bread crumbs. Mix cinnamon, grated lemon rind and sugar together. Butter a baking dish; put in alternate layers of apple and bread crumbs, sprinkling the apples with the sugar mixture, and making the last layer of crumbs. Pour boiling water on before adding the last layer of crumbs; cover and bake for thirty minutes or until the apples are soft; then uncover and brown the crumbs. Serve with cream or with soft custard or lemon sauce. If desired for a meat meal, substitute chicken-fat for butter and use lemon sauce.

Source

The International Jewish Cook Book (1919).

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