Cherry Brown Betty Recipe

Cherry Brown Betty 1 can sour red cherries 3 cups soft bread crumbs 1/4 cup margarine or butter 1/2 cup sugar 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon dash salt 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind 1/2 cup cherry juice 2 teaspoons lemon juice Preheat oven to 400 degrees (hot). Tear bread with fork. Pour melted butter over crumbs and mix well.

My mom learned to make apple brown betty in high school home ec, but the dish dates back about a century earlier, with recipes for versions using either sliced apples or applesauce. Most brown betties are made with sweetened apple slices. To mix things up a bit, I made mine with pears, and threw in some brandy-soaked dried cherries to accentuate the brandy I'd used to season the hard sauce.

As soon as the pear betty emerges from the oven, spooned out a portion and cover it with lumps of hard sauce. The sauce melts on contact, dripping goodness into the fruit and soaking. Her recipe for Cherry Betty includes a handful of ingredients, and is adapted below.

Look for different varieties of cherries when at the Farmer's Markets when they come into season for a little variety. Heat oven to 350°F (325°F together butter and brown sugar. Spoon 1 1/2 teaspoons pineapple pieces.

Place cherry half, cut side up, in Makes 2 dozen muffins. Combine drained cherries, brown sugar, lemon juice, lemon peel, cinnamon, nutmeg, sea salt, and cloves in large bowl; stir to blend well. Add pear cubes and toss to coat.

Butter 9x9x2-inch metal baking pan. Sprinkle 1/3 of crumb mixture over bottom of prepared baking pan. Spread half of pear mixture over crumb mixture.

This recipe is by Kim Severson and takes 1 hour 15 minutes. Tell us what you think of it at The New York Times. CHERRY BETTY 1/3 c.

brown sugar, firmly packed 1/4 c. butter 3/4 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 tsp.

nutmeg 2 c. granola 1/4 tsp. almond extract 1 can cherry pie filling 1 pt.

vanilla ice cream. Chocolate Covered Cherry Brownie Bombs are the perfect no-bake treat-cherry-filled, chocolate-dipped, and ready to impress. This easy Brown Betty recipe is made in a skillet with juicy peaches and sweet cherries layered between a buttery pecan crumb topping.