Peach Brown Betty

Name: Peach Brown Betty
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 4 slices, hearty white sandwich bread, torn into pieces; 5 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces and chilled; 1 tablespoon, granulated sugar; 1/4 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 3 1/2 pounds, peaches, peeled, pitted, and cut into 1/2-inch wedges (see note); 1/3 cup (2⅓ ounces), granulated sugar; 1/3 cup packed (2⅓ ounces), light brown sugar; 1 tablespoon, lemon juice; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 1/8 teaspoon, salt

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Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2010

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SERVES6

TIME1½ hours

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Precooking the peaches for our Peach Brown Betty recipe both deepened their flavor and evaporated their juices, preventing the betty from becoming soup. Adding melted butter to fresh bread crumbs made for a topping that wasn’t quite crisp. ...

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