Bread Pudding With Apples, Pecans And Raisins

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 loaf cinnamon, raisin bread torn into bite-size pieces
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup pecan halves
• 1 orange, juice and zest of, large
• 1/4 cup apple cider
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract or 1 tablespoon rum
• 8 small baking apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced (fuji, gala or granny smith)
• 1/2 cup apples, quince or 1/2 cup blackberry jam or 1/2 cup jelly

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
• 3 add the bread and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, or until well coated.
• 4 add the sugar, pecans, orange zest and juice, cider, and vanilla extract.
• 5 cook an additional 2 to 3 minutes until a sauce begins to form.
• 6 in a 9 x 13-inch baking dish, layer the bread mixture with the apples and dot the top with the jam or jelly.
• 7 bake 30 to 40 minutes, or until bubbly.