The following Apple Brown Betty recipe is from The New Butterick Cook Book, by Flora Rose, co-head of the School of Home Economics at Cornell University. It was published in 1924. A professional scan of that 724-page out-of-copyright book will be one of the bonus items in the next edition of the waterproof SurvivalBlog Archive USB stick. That 15th Anniversary Edition USB stick should be available for sale in the third week of January, 2021.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1 pint bread crumbs from center of loaf
- 1 pint sliced apples
- 1/2 cup fruit juice or water
- 1/2 cup sugar or molasses
- Juice and grated rind of a lemon or orange
Directions
- Arrange alternate layers of buttered bread crumbs and thinly sliced apples in a pudding-dish
- Sprinkle with sugar and a little cinnamon or other spices.
- Finish with crumbs
- Pour mixed molasses and water or fruit-juice over all.
- Cover and bake for one-half hour
- Remove the cover and bake for another 45 minutes.
Variations
Stewed peaches, apricots, or rhubarb make a good substitute for the apples in this pudding.
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That’s a good recipe.. a tasty morsel. I’ve been watching this guy’s cooking, he uses lots of old cookbooks from the Depression era and he has some good ideas, he’s worth a look.
https://www.youtube.com/user/legourmettv
What’s the temperature setting for baking???
Hello Old Sarge! Probably 350 degrees… Copied in a recipe link to help for comparison. The recipe in this link calls for baking for an hour, but you would want to compare these side by side, and then watch yours carefully to be sure it comes out of the oven with a perfectly delicious result!
Here you go:
https://www.food.com/recipe/grandmas-apple-brown-betty-140438
Thank you, Telesilla!…
Now we at least have come reference point with which to start.
Delighted to help! Also an additional thought and you may already do this too… Especially for recipes with longer baking times, I place a foil “shield” (like a pie shield) around the edge until the last 15-20 minutes (varies a bit with the recipe). This helps prevent over baking around the edges. In addition to pie crusts (and perhaps Apple Brown Betty recipes), it’s a great technique with brownies too.
Yeah, what’s the temp supposed to be while baking?…
I don’t have the skill or knowledge to even hazard a guess otherwise.