Apple Betty

Am I getting obsessed with dessert? Or is it that we are getting 'sophisticated' and wanting desserts during dinner?

I seem to be baking every other day!

But this dessert is egg-less and EASY to bake. By the time the oven heats up, the mix is done.
Tastes best when warm from the oven.

Last Sunday, my elder daughter who is writing her XII boards would not accompany us for a family reunion, but around 9 pm the 'creeps' set in. It would subside only if she had dessert from a family favorite eatery - avenue centre!

One taste and I was transported to a time when I had made this dish, around 3 years ago. 

A simple apple crumb! I recreated it at home!

Anyway this dish is called Apple 'Brown' Betty and has an interesting history.

Read about it here.

Use a 9 inch pan

Preheat Oven - 190 C

Ingredients:

Apple - peeled, cored and chopped - 2 cups

Flour / Maida - 3/4 cup

Sugar - powdered - 1 cup

Cinnamon + clove - powdered - 1 tbsp

Orange / lime juice - 1/4 cup

Butter - cut into 1cm cubes and frozen - 1/2 cup

Method:

Arrange the apple on the pan and pour the orange juice over the top to prevent dis-colouration.

Place the flour, spices, sugar together and mix well.

Pour this into a mixie bowl / chopper / mincer.

Add the frozen cut butter and run the mixer in short bursts till the mix looks like bread crumbs. Do not over beat.

Pour this mix over the apple.

There is no need to press.

Place this in the preheated oven for 45 minutes.

Done.

Serve with ice cream / whipped cream.