Apple-cinnamon Bread Pudding

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 1/4 lbs golden delicious apples (3 cups) or 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

Recipe

• 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.