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// Apple Bloom's Brown Betty (Beginner Recipe) 
// Story: My Little Cook Book: Flavor Is Magic! 
// by Slippin_Sweetie 
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This is actually one of the first desserts we Apples learn to make! From my big sister Applejack, to mama, to Granny Smith, and so on. This here is a really easy baking one.

Y'all are gonna need these ingredients here.

-½ pound of brown sugar

-1 tsp ground cinnamon

-½ tsp ground ginger

-¼ tsp ground allspice

-⅛ tsp ground cloves

-10 apples, cored and sliced

-Breadcrumbs

1 stick of butter

You might be wonderin' what kind of apples am I gonna need? Well, Betty is a forgiving mare and accepts *most* apples. You can have you any apple EXCEPT red delicious, them just don't bake right, I'm afraid. Each apple will provide a level of sweetness and crispness; personally, I prefer macintosh apples, but the recipe traditionally calls for granny smith apples.

First, in a bowl, combine ½ a pound of brown sugar with 1 tsp ground cinnamon, ½ tsp ground ginger, ¼ tsp allspice, and ⅛ tsp ground cloves. Mix to combine.

Second, core and slice 10 granny smith apples; you can also slice, mince, or dice, as big or as small as you want; this recipe is extremely forgiving.

Now butter your casserole dish and add in about half of your sliced apples.

Sprinkle with a little bit of your brown sugar mixtures, and then top that with some breadcrumbs.

Put in the rest of your apples, the rest of your brown sugar mixture, and some more breadcrumbs.

Slice a whole stick of butter into thin slices and place them on top of the breadcrumbs so they cover the whole surface of the apple brown betty. You could also just throw the stick into the dish and mix it all together once it's finished baking. You could also use half a cup of butter if you're not using sticks.

Cover and bake at 375°F for 20 minutes, then uncover and bake for an additional 15 minutes. 

Let cool for 5 minutes, and then dig in with a nice big scoop of vanilla ice cream!

I became real popular at last year's potluck when I showed off my brown betty. So popular that at least three of my cousins copied me the year after....