Apple Brown Betty has been around since colonial times. It dates as far back to 1864, first appearing in the Yale Literary Magazine.
It was described as a dish made with sweet apples, bread crumbs, and spices.
In 1890, the recipe appeared in a cookbook by Mrs. Mary Hinman Abel titled “Practical Sanitary and Economic Cooking Adapted to Persons of Moderate and Small Means.” What a mouthful!
Featuring recipes that could feed a family for as low as 13 cents a day, the book contained affordable recipes that sought to improve the dietary choices of the poor.
4 cups thinly sliced apples (about 2 apples)
1/4 cup of orange juice
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
A pinch of salt
1/2 cup cold butter, sliced into cubes
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a 9-inch pie plate.
- Pile apples in the pie plate and drizzle with orange juice to avoid browning.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Stir in the butter until the mixture turns into coarse crumbs.
- Sprinkle the crumbs all over the apples.
- Bake for 45 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving. Enjoy!
Lisa s Everyday Life