For Australians, peaches and raspberries might evoke Peach Melba, created and named for Dame Nellie Melba, but fruit Betty is an American dessert of fruit baked under a raft of spiced, buttered breadcrumbs.

The combination of fruits can be varied to make use of summer’s bounty, and it’s a good way to use up high-quality stale bread. Moving into autumn, apples with rye breadcrumbs is a favourite of mine.