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Double Apple Bread Pudding

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Ingredients
  

  • 10 ounces brioche bread cut in 1 inch cubes

Caramel

  • 2 T. butter melted
  • ¼ c. light brown sugar
  • ⅓ c. water
  • 2 granny smith apples peeled, cored, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
  • 1 c. milk

Custard

  • ¼ c. light brown sugar
  • ¾ tsp. cinnamon
  • ½ tsp. vanilla
  • ¼ tsp. kosher salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 ¼ c. heavy cream

Topping

  • 1 ½ T. light brown sugar
  • rest of bread cubes
  • 1 ½ T. melted butter
  • Powdered sugar for sprinkling on top

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven 325.
  • Spread bread on a baking sheet and bake 15 mins to dry out.

Caramel

  • In a saucepan, melt the butter.
  • Add sugar and water, whisking to dissolve sugar.
  • Add apples and bring up to a simmer.
  • Cook covered 4 mins and then uncovered 4 mins until apples are just tender.
  • Drain apples in a sieve over a measuring cup gently pressing to get al the liquid out.
  • Add enough milk to make a total of 1 1/4c. liquid. Set apples aside.

Custard

  • In a bowl, whisk sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, salt.
  • Add eggs and cream.
  • Then add the milk/apple mix and the apples.
  • Lay 5 cups bread into your 8 inch baking pan.
  • Pour custard over and use a spatula to press down the cubes to soak.
  • Let soak 30 mins.

Topping

  • crumble the extra cubes with your fingers along with the brown sugar.
  • Mix in melted butter to make crumbs.
  • Sprinkle on top of the bread pudding.
  • Bake 1 hour then cool 45 mins before serving.
  • Dust with powdered sugar.