Apple hot cross bun Brown Betty

Name: Apple hot cross bun Brown Betty
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 4-6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1.5kg apples; 1 cinnamon stick; 6 hot cross buns; 60g butter; 50g brown sugar; cream whipped with cinnamon, to serve

Phillippa Grogan

April 11, 2019

This American dessert is similar to a fruit cobbler.Kristoffer Paulsen

easyTime:30 mins - 1 hourServes:4-6

This recipe is based on Sally Clarke's Apple Brown Betty. I think the flavour is much improved with the use of the spicy hot cross bun for the breadcrumbs, not to mention the cute crisp discs with the cross, which is a bit like a biscuit to complete the presentation.

Ingredients

1.5kg apples
1 cinnamon stick
6 hot cross buns
60g butter
50g brown sugar
cream whipped with cinnamon, to serve

Method

Step 1
Peel, core and slice the apples, and cook gently with a little water and the cinnamon stick, until it becomes a smooth, thick puree. Sweeten with a little sugar to taste.
Step 2
Cut the hot cross buns in half. Cut a small disc from the top of each bun to capture the cross.
Step 3
Spread the cut surfaces of the discs with butter, sprinkle them with a little sugar and grill butter side up for about eight minutes, until they are golden around the edges.
Step 4
Blend the remainder of the bun tops to a course crumb. (Keep the remaining bun bases for toasting.)
Step 5
Melt the butter, add the bun crumbs and stir continuously over a medium to high heat until toasted, crisp and fragrant. Remove from the heat and add the brown sugar.
Step 6
To serve, spoon some warm apple puree into bowls, liberally sprinkle with the bun crumbs, and finish with the toasted crossed bun top. Serve with a bowl of sweetened cinnamon whipped pure cream.