Apple Betty

A great way to use up extra apples and day-old bread from our thrifty forefathers. Serve with hard sauce. From the New England chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 3  cups apples, peeled and sliced (use a good quality baking apple)
• 1 1⁄2 cups  soft breadcrumbs or 1 1⁄2 cups panko breadcrumbs
• 1⁄3 cup brown sugar
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 4  tablespoons butter, melted
• 2  tablespoons butter, melted
• 3⁄4 cup water

Directions

1. Mix apples, one cup bread crumbs, brown sugar and cinnamon.
2. Place in a buttered baking dish and pour 4 tablespoons melted butter and water over the top.
3. Mix remaining crumbs with two tablespoons butter and sprinkle over top.
4. Bake about 45 minutes at 350°F.