Black Labrador's Bread Pudding

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 2 granny smith apples, cored and thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 cup brown sugar, plus
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar, divided
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, divided
• 1 1/2 loaves french bread (large loaves, not baguettes)
• 3 1/2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 5 eggs
• 1/4 cup brandy
• 1/4 teaspoon almond flavoring
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 ounces raisins (3/4 cup)
• 3/4 cup apricot preserves
• 2 cups whipping cream
• 2 ounces brandy
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 soak apples in lemon juice, one tablespoon brown sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon.
• 2 cover and refrigerate overnight before using.
• 3 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 4 remove crust from one loaf french bread and slice lengthwise down the middle, then cut into eight pieces.
• 5 pour milk into small to medium saucepan(depending on the depth of the pan)and add granulated sugar;bring to a boil.
• 6 beat eggs,brandy and almond flavoring together.
• 7 whisk in a little of the hot milk, then add remainder,whisking until mixed.
• 8 layer half of the bread pieces in a 9-inch square pan;pour half the liquid mixture over it.
• 9 mash mixture with your hands, then pat down into a layer.
• 10 mix prepared apples with nutmeg,remaining cinnamon, remaining brown sugar, some of the remaining milk mixture and raisins; spoon over bread.
• 11 remove crust from remaining bread; cut bread into 1-1/2 inch rounds.
• 12 overlap bread on top of apples, and pour remaining milk mixture on top.
• 13 bake 25 minutes.
• 14 remove from oven;glaze with apricot preserves.
• 15 cut bread pudding into servings;place each serving in a bowl.
• 16 pour brandy cream sauce over each serving; serve hot.
• 17 please note:plan ahead as the apples refrigerate overnight***.