Grandma's Classic Apple Brown Betty

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Step 2

Grease 9 inch pie plate with 1 tablespoon butter.

Step 3

Add prepared apples to pie plate.

Step 4

Sprinkle orange juice over apples.

Step 5

In small bowl, mix together sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg with a fork.

Step 6

Cut in butter, using pastry blender, fork or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

Step 7

Sprinkle topping over apples.

Step 8

Place pie plate on a baking sheet and bake in preheated oven 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Step 9

Check at 45 minute marker: if crumb topping is not browning, add more small chunks of butter to the top and continue cooking for 10-15 minutes until top is crisp.

Step 10

Serve warm with ice cream.