Master Recipe for Basic Betty | America's Test Kitchen

Name: Master Recipe for Basic Betty | America's Test Kitchen
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

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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