Apple Brown Betty

Ingredients:

5 large slices country bread, torn into large pieces

6 tbsp. melted butter

1 tbsp. granulated sugar

5 large apples, peeled and sliced

Juice of ½ lemon

3/4 c. packed light brown sugar

2 tsp. ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp. salt

Vanilla ice cream, for serving

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375°. In the bowl of a food processor, process bread until coarse crumbs form. Transfer to a large baking sheet and spread into an even layer. Toast until golden, 5 to 7 minutes.

When bread crumbs are toasted, transfer to a bowl and mix with melted butter and granulated sugar.

Toss apples with lemon juice. In a separate medium bowl, stir to combine brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt.

To assemble: Add half the apples to the bottom of a large baking dish. Top with an even layer of 1/2 the brown sugar mixture and and 1/2 the bread crumbs. Repeat, using remaining ingredients, ending on bread crumbs.

Cover dish with foil and bake for 40 minutes. Remove foil and bake until bread crumbs are golden and apples are tender, 8 to 10 minutes more. Serve hot with ice cream.