Name: Fruit bread and apple pudding
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon brown sugar; 1 tablespoon water; 2 medium apples, peeled, cored, sliced; 1 1/2 cup milk; 300 millilitre carton cream; 1 vanilla bean, halved lengthways, seeds scraped; 4 slices thick fruit bread, quartered; 4 eggs; 2 tablespoon caster sugar; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; ice-cream or cream, to serve

Fruit bread and apple pudding

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Serves 6

Prep

20M

Cook

Total

1H 20M

Ingredients

2 tablespoon brown sugar

1 tablespoon water

2 medium apples, peeled, cored, sliced

1 1/2 cup milk

300 millilitre carton cream

1 vanilla bean, halved lengthways, seeds scraped

4 slices thick fruit bread, quartered

4 eggs

2 tablespoon caster sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

ice-cream or cream, to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to 160°C (140°C fan-forced). Lightly grease a deep, 6-cup ovenproof dish.

2.In a medium frying pan, combine brown sugar and water. Heat on low, stirring, until sugar dissolves.

3.Add apple slices. Simmer, uncovered, 3-5 minutes, until just tender, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.

4.In a medium saucepan, bring milk, cream and vanilla bean to the boil. Remove from heat. Stand, covered, 5 minutes. Discard vanilla bean.

5.In prepared dish, arrange bread and apple in alternate layers.

6.In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, caster sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Gradually beat in warm cream mixture.

7.Strain egg mixture carefully over bread and apple. Place dish in a large baking pan, adding enough boiling water to come halfway up the sides of the dish.

8.Bake 55-60 minutes, until set. Serve with ice-cream or cream, if desired.

When cooked, remove custard from water bath to allow to cool and prevent overcooking. Try pears, bananas or rhubarb in place of apples.
Note

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