Ingredients

4 cups coarse fresh bread crumbs
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
4 sweet apples, such as Fuji or Golden Delicious, cored and thinly sliced
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh ginger or 1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 tablespoons dry sherry, optional
Whipped cream for serving, optional

Directions

Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly butter a 2-quart casserole or baking dish. Stir together bread crumbs and butter; set aside.

Combine apples, brown sugar, lemon juice, ginger and cinnamon, mixing until well-blended. To assemble, spread 1 cup of the buttered bread crumbs in bottom of casserole; top with one-third of apple mixture. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon sherry over apple, if using. Spread another cup of bread crumbs and top with half of remaining apples and another tablespoon of sherry. Make a third layer of bread crumbs and top with remaining apples and sherry. Spread remaining bread crumbs on top of apples.

Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes; uncover and bake 30 minutes longer. Cool until warm and serve with whipped cream, if using. Makes 6 servings.

Nutrition facts per serving: 9 g pro., 73 g carbo., 19 g fat, 4 g fiber, 626 mg sodium, 45 mg chol., 498 cal.