Brown Betty

Ingredients:

• 2 cups bread crumbs
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 4 cups tart apples, peeled and sliced
• 1/2 cup sugar, brown or white
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, grated
• 1/2 lemon, zested and juiced
• 1/2 cup hot water
• heavy cream, whipped

Instructions:

With a fork, mix together the bread crumbs and melted butter. In a separate bowl mix the sugar, nutmeg, lemon zest and juice. Butter the baking dish and put a layer of bread crumbs at the bottom. Spread half the apples over the mixture, then half the sugar mixture. repeat and cover with the remaining crumbs. Add the hot water and bake for 40 minutes at 350°, covering at first so that the top doesn't brown too fast. Serve with cream.