Dessert Recipes - Brown Betty Recipe

Ingredients

• 50 g/2 oz/1/4 cup butter, plus extra for greasing

• 100 g/4 oz/2 cups fresh whole meal breadcrumbs

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

• 25 g/1/2 oz/2 tbsp light brown sugar

• 450 g/1 lb cooking (tart) apples, thinly sliced

• 50 g/2 oz/1/3 cup sultanas (golden raisins)

• 30 ml/2 tbsp golden (light corn) syrup

• 15 ml/1 tbsp water

• Clotted Cream, to serve

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Method:

1. Butter a 900 ml/3 3/4 cup pudding basin. Add a few of the breadcrumbs and swirl round the basin to coat.

2. Mix together the cinnamon and sugar. Put layers of apple, breadcrumbs, sultanas, and the cinnamon mixture in the basin. Dot with butter.

3. Blend the syrup and water and pour over. Cover with a double thickness of foil or greaseproof (waxed) paper and steam for 2 hours. Serve warm with Clotted Cream.