Wednesday 6 November 2019

RUSTIC APPLE BREAD PUDDING

Preheat your oven 180 deg C
Spray an ovenproof dish / casserole with cooking oil or lightly grease with margarine .
Peel , core and cut 5 crisp cooking apples into large slices .
Squeeze lemon juice over the apple slices to prevent discolouration and sprinkle them with ground nutmeg .
Toast 1 cup of sliced almonds over a gentle heat , set aside .
You will need 1 loaf of unsliced , day old bread , remove the hard crust from 4 sides  and cut the bread into slices .
Line the bottom of the prepared dish with some of the slices .
In a small pan melt 6 tbs of butter /margarine with 6 tbs of castor sugar
Now add 3/4 of the cup of toasted almonds to the butter mix along with 2 tbs of lemon juice and 1/4 cup of apple cider .
Pour this mixture over the apple slices and toss to make sure the apples are coated .
Layer the apple and bread slices in the dish , ending with a layer of bread .
In a separate bowl beat together  6tbs of butter /margarine ( softened )
Beat in 4 lightly beaten eggs ,1and 1/2 cups of milk and 3/4 cup of cream.
Pour evenly over the bread .
Sprinkle lightly with a little castor sugar , ground nutmeg and the remaining toasted almonds .
Bake in the preheated oven for 1hour.
Allow to rest for 15 minutes before serving with mascarpone or whipped cream .

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