Recipe of the Week- Apple Brown Betty

Totally unhealthy, but worth every bite!

One thing I try to do weekly is to cook something new or try a new recipe.  I never used to make desserts- or really crave them- until I got pregnant.  Then pregnant Lauren and now Mom Lauren apparently has a new sweet tooth because I crave dessert all of the time!

Fall is my favorite season of all, and I LOVE apples this time of year.  I had a bunch of apples at the house the other night and was really wanting to make something sweet with them.  I found this super easy recipe from The Pioneer Woman- and it was DELISH.  If you have never made any of her recipes- she is my newest obsession- check her out!
http://thepioneerwoman.com/

I had some Breyer's natural vanilla ice cream and I made fresh whipped cream since I had a container of whipping cream that needed to be used.  This is such an easy recipe- especially if you just want to make something from what you have around the house already:

Apple Brown Betty

Ingredients

• 3 whole Apples, Preferably Granny Smith
• 7 slices Wheat Bread
• 3/4 cups Regular Salted Butter
• 1-1/2 cup Packed Brown Sugar
• 3 Tablespoons (to 4 Tablespoons) Water

Preparation Instructions

Peel and thinly slice 3 apples. Slice bread into a small dice, or tear into very small pieces.

Coat a small baking dish or pie plate with butter. Then add 1/3 of the brown sugar, 1/3 of the apple slices, and 1/3 of the breadcrumbs. Repeat these layers twice more, ending with breadcrumbs.

Slice butter and lay slices all over the top of the breadcrumbs. Sprinkle dish with water and a little more brown sugar, and bake in a 375-degree oven, covered in foil, until done – about 45 minutes. Remove foil in last few minutes of baking to brown the top.

Serve with ice cream, whipped cream, or Reddi Whip, if you’re feeling ornery. Enjoy!