Raisin-Challah Apple Betty

Name: Raisin-Challah Apple Betty
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 90 min
Ingredients: 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus more for dish; 0.75 cup packed light-brown sugar; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 0.25 teaspoon kosher salt; 2 pounds baking apples (4 to 5), such as Granny Smith or Honeycrisp, or a combination, peeled, cored, and cut into ½-inch wedges; 2 tablespoons apple-cider vinegar; 0.5 cup apple cider; 6 tablespoons clover or orange-blossom honey; 8 ounces raisin challah, cut into ¾-inch cubes (about 5 cups); 0.333 cup sliced almonds; Vanilla ice cream, for serving

By

Martha Stewart Editors

Updated on August 26, 2019

raisin-challah apple betty served with vanilla ice cream — Photo: Justin Walker

Prep Time:

25 mins

Total Time:

1 hrs 30 mins

Yield:

6 to 8 Serves

In this doubly lucky dessert, two Rosh Hashanah favorites—raisin challah and apples dipped in honey—come together in an ambrosial brown betty. Top it with sliced almonds and vanilla ice cream, and dig into a fruitful new year.

Ingredients

5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus more for dish
¾ cup packed light-brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
2 pounds baking apples (4 to 5), such as Granny Smith or Honeycrisp, or a combination, peeled, cored, and cut into ½-inch wedges
2 tablespoons apple-cider vinegar
½ cup apple cider
6 tablespoons clover or orange-blossom honey
8 ounces raisin challah, cut into ¾-inch cubes (about 5 cups)
⅓ cup sliced almonds
Vanilla ice cream, for serving

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Brush an 8-by-8-inch baking dish with butter.
Stir together brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. In another bowl, toss apples with vinegar, 1/4 cup cider, and honey. Spoon half of apple mixture into prepared dish; sprinkle evenly with one-third of sugar mixture.
Toss bread cubes with butter and remaining 1/4 cup cider. Spread half of bread mixture over apples in dish. Repeat layering with remaining apple mixture, one-third of sugar mixture, and remaining bread cubes. Sprinkle surface evenly with remaining sugar mixture and almonds; loosely cover with parchment-lined foil.
Bake until apples in center of dish are tender and those along edges are bubbling, 45 to 50 minutes. Uncover and continue baking until liquid reduces to a syrup and surface is crisp, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool slightly and serve warm with ice cream.