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Budget Brown Betty
From Beverly Mills and Alicia Ross
Tuesday, January 10, 2006

In the book, "Cheap.Fast.Good!," Beverly Mills and Alicia Ross show readers how to save money while making quick, delicious meals. Packed with over 250 quick and easy recipes, this is the definitive guide to not only cooking smart but shopping smart, too. This is the book you'll want to own if you want to save money in the kitchen.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, $107.70 is the absolute bottom line for a family of four to spend per week and still get a nutritionally balanced diet. This might not sound hard until you consider that's only $14.29 per day -- for four people. Mills and Ross undertook the challenge of feeding their own families of four on $100 a week. Their experiment will show you that this is difficult yet possible, given a little creativity.

The bottom line is you don't have to sacrifice delicious meals while trying to stick to a budget. And here's the proof!

Budget Brown Betty

Prep time 20 minutes
Ingredients

8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, plus more for preparing the pan

1 tablespoon lemon juice

2 pounds (about 4 medium) apples (any variety except Red Delicious)

1/3 cup granulated sugar

3 cups soft white bread crumbs

1/3 cup firmly packed light or dark brown sugar

2 teaspoons apple pie spice or ground cinnamon

Vanilla ice cream, for serving

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Butter a 13- x 9-inch glass or ceramic baking dish and set it aside.

2. Cut the butter into four pieces, place them in a microwave-safe measuring cup or small dish, and cover it with a paper towel. Microwave on high power until melted, 45 seconds to one minute. Set aside.

3. Pour the lemon juice into a medium-size mixing bowl. Peel and core the apples. Cut them into bite-size chunks, adding them to the bowl as you cut and tossing them in the lemon juice. Add the granulated sugar and stir well. Set aside.

4. Mix the bread crumbs, butter, brown sugar, and apple pie spice together in a medium-size mixing bowl. Stir well.

5. Spoon half the apples into the baking dish. Top with half the crumbs. Repeat with the remaining ingredients.

6. Bake, uncovered, until the apples are tender and the top is crisp and browned, 45 to 55 minutes. Remove the dish from the oven and allow the apple betty to cool for 15 minutes. Serve in small dessert bowls, topped with vanilla ice cream.

Serves 10-12

Recipe copyright © 2006, Cheap.Fast.Good! by Beverly Mills and Alicia Ross