Honoring Nina Simone for Black History Month by making her favorite dessert, Apple Brown Betty 🍎✨
A sweet reminder that food connects us to history, culture, and the legends who paved the way. Full recipe is below ⬇️
• 4 cups bread, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 4 cups apples, cored and cut into 1inch cubes
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
1. Preheat oven to 350 and butter a casserole or baking pan (an 8×8 or similar capacity casserole will work perfectly).
2. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in large deep skillet over medium high heat. Add bread cubes and sauté until golden. Remove from heat and put toasted bread into a mixing bowl. Add 1/2 cup brown sugar, the cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg and stir.
3. Mix the apples with the remaining 1/2 cup of brown sugar and stir.
4. Mix with apples with the bread mixture. Pour in the melted butter and mix again.
5. Transfer the apple and bread m...
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