Apple-Cinnamon Bread Pudding

Submitted by Nancy Van Ess

"Apple-Cinnamon Bread Pudding"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 1 1/4 lbs gala apples (3 cups) or 1 1/4 lbs granny smith apples, cored, peeled, quartered, sliced (3 cups)
• cinnamon sugar
• 1⁄3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine, melted, divided
• 4 large eggs
• 2 cups whole milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 9 slices cinnamon-raisin bread, cut in 1/2

directions

1. Place oven rack in middle position.
2. Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
3. Lightly grease 9 or 10" deep-dish pie plate. Have ready a roasting pan larger than the pie plate.
4. In a large bowl, toss apple slices with 2 tablespoons cinnamon-sugar.
5. Place a large skillet over medium heat.
6. Add 1 tablespoon butter; spread half of the apples to cover bottom.
7. Cook 1 minute per side or until partially cooked.
8. Remove to a large plate.
9. Repeat with another 1 tablespoon butter and remaining apples.
10. Add to plate.
11. Meanwhile, put eggs, milk, vanilla and remaining cinnamon-sugar in the bowl.
12. Add remaining 1 tablespoon melted butter; whisk until ingredients are well blended.
13. Spread bread cubes in pie plate.
14. Arrange apple slices in concentric circles on top.
15. Pour egg mixture evenly over apples; sprinkle with reserved 1 teaspoon cinnamon-sugar.
16. Set pie plate in roasting pan.
17. Place pan on middle rack of oven; add very hot water to roasting pan to come half way up sides of pie plate.
18. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes until a knife inserted near center comes out clean.
19. Remove pie plate from water.
20. Serve warm, at room temperature, or cold.

Reviews

[wealthave]

Yummy and easy. I will be making this often as my family loved it. Thanks, Nancy!

 

[Lisa2222]

I was disappointed in this recipe. First of all, I found a pie dish to be much too small. I had to use a 2 qt. dish. Second, I think the apples and the bread needed to be mixed together and not layered. I think it would have come out better that way. I will do that next time. The overall flavor was pretty good. Not my favorite recipe.

 

[Pittsburgher]

I agree with susan529, cherries taste better than raisins. Tried it with plain white bread since I had no cinammon bread, came out good anyway. Thanks.

 

[susan529]

first time making bread pudding a favorite dessert of my boyfriend beautiful presentation, he said it was the best he's ever had and ate 3 pcs in one sitting i used cinnamon bread (pepperidge farm) instead of cinnamon raisin, since we do not like raisins, added some dried cherries between the bread layers, this was a nice substitution this recipe is a keeper, thanks