Ingredients

  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/8 teaspoons mace
  • 5 Granny Smith apples, pared, cored and sliced thin
  • 3 fresh lemons, zested
  • 6 tablespoons butter, cold
  • 1 stick butter, melted
  • 1 loaf French bread shredded into crumbs, reserve 1 cup
  • Butter

Method

  • In a bowl, add brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and mace.
  • Mix together.
  • Reserve 1 cup of mixture to be used for topping.
  • In a separate bowl, mix together apples and lemon zest.
  • Cover the bottom of Dutch oven pan with bread crumbs and bits of butter.
  • Layer bottom with some sliced apples and brown sugar with a few pats of butter on top.
  • Repeat with another layer until the pan is filled.
  • For the top layer, combine reserved cup of bread crumbs, melted butter and 1 cup reserved mixture.
  • Sprinkle on top and top with more butter.
  • Bake for 30 minutes until the golden brown.