Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Old Fashioned Brown Betty (Baked Apple Slices)


1 cup brown sugar
1 cup water
1/8 teaspoon salt
Grated rind of 1 orange
1/4 cup melted shortening
3 cups bread crumbs
3 cups apples, sliced
1 teaspoon lemon juice

Combine sugar, water, salt, and orange rind and simmer 10 minutes... Mix melted vegetable shortening with bread crumbs. Place a layer in greased baking dish. Cover with a layer of apples. Alternate layers of crumbs and apples, finishing with crumbs. Add lemon juice to syrup. Pour syrup over apples and crumbs. Cover and bake in moderate oven (350 degrees) 45 minutes. Uncover during last 15 minutes to brown. Serve with cream. Serves 8.

1 comment:

Katherine Roberts Aucoin said...

I haven't made this in such a long time. This is a wonderful recipe and time for me to take it out again.