Apple Brown Betty
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INGREDIENTS 3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, sliced
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
4-1/2 tablespoons melted butter, divided
2 cups fresh bread crumbs
1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon Amaretto, optionalPreheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl, toss the apples with lemon juice. Brush 4 (6-ounce) ramekins with 1/2 tablespoon melted butter and sprinkle with the granulated sugar to coat.
In a small bowl, combine the bread crumbs, finely ground, with 4 tablespoons melted butter. Add remaining ingredients, except bread crumbs, to the apples and toss.
Divide 1/3 of the bread crumbs among the ramekins. Arrange half the apples over bread crumbs and add another 1/3 of the crumbs. Repeat with the rest of the apples and bread crumbs. Press into ramekins.
Bake for 20 minutes. Raise oven temperature to 450 degrees; continue baking until tops are golden brown and apples are tender, about 15 minutes more.
Remove from the oven; cool for 5 minutes. Run a knife around side of ramekins and turn Apple Betty out onto dessert plates.
Makes 4 servings