Master Recipe for Basic Betty

Name: Master Recipe for Basic Betty
Ingredients: 9 - 10 slices, white sandwich bread, processed to yield 3 lightly packed cups bread crumbs; 1/4 pound (113 grams), butter, melted; 7 cups, fruit, prepared (see suggestions below); 1 teaspoon, lemon zest; 1 tablespoon, lemon juice; 2/3 cup, granulated sugar; 1/2 teaspoon, ground cinnamon or nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon, table salt; 2 1/2 pounds (1134 grams), apples (about 6 apples), peeled, cored, and thinly sliced; 3 pounds (1361 grams), apricots (15 to 20 apricots), pitted and quartered; 2 pounds (907 grams), berries, rinsed and patted dry; if tart, add 1 tablespoon or more of sugar to taste; 2 1/2 - 3 pounds (1134 - 1361 grams), nectarines or peaches (8 to 10 pieces of fruit), peeled, pitted, and cut into sixths; 2 1/2 - 3 pounds (1134 - 1361 grams), pears (6 to 7 pears), peeled, cored, and thinly sliced; 3 pounds (1361 grams), plums (15 to 20), pitted and quartered

Desserts or Baked Goods
Fruit
Fruit Desserts

Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 1993

Make dozens of quick fruit desserts with these simple toppings.

SERVES 6

TIME 1½ hours

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