Healthful Recipes
	Desserts

	Apple Brown Betty

This old-fashioned dessert is a great way to use up day-old bread.

4 C. thinly sliced pared apples or 1 can (16 ounces) pie apples, drained
2 C. bread cubes or torn bread pieces
1/2 C. brown sugar, packed
1/8 t. ground cinnamon
2 T. margarine
1/4 C. hot water

1. Grease 1-quart baking dish.
2. Arrange half of apples on bottom of dish.
3. Follow with half of bread, then half of sugar. Repeat layers.
4. Sprinkle cinnamon over top.
5. Cut margarine in pieces and lay them on top.
6. Finish by pouring hot water over all.
7. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, uncover and bake 10 minutes longer.
8. Serve warm or chilled.

Variation:

Apple Cheese Betty: Spoon 1 C. ricotta cheese over first layer of apples, bread and sugar. Complete as above.

YIELD: 4 servings