Apple Brown Betty

A fun part of being somewhere new is trying out new foods. We found this 1/2 pie at the store and thought we must try Apple Brown Betty. Basically, it was an apple pie with a streusel topping. Thinking about this pie made me wonder why it has the name is has and here is what I found out:

a baked pudding, made with layers of sweetened and spiced apples, brown sugar, and bread cubes for the topping. This dessert dates back to 1864.

This recipe is probably more similar to the pie we had from Fresh Market, as I did not detect the bread pudding texture or a bread crumb topping.

Apple Brown Betty from 1st Traveler's Choice Internet Cookbook

Ingredients
4 tart apples, peeled and sliced
3 to 4 Tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
1/4 teaspoon cloves, ground

Topping:
1/2 cup butter
1 cup flour
1 cup brown sugar

Butter a 9-inch pie plate. Arrange sliced apples in the bottom. Mix brown sugar, cinnamon, and cloves. Sprinkle over apples.
With a pastry blender, cut butter (soft) into flour and brown sugar to form pie crumbs. Heap crumb topping over apples. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 45 minutes or until topping is browned and apples are tender.