Apple & Honey Bread Pudding
In keeping with the spirit of the holidays that just passed , I thought I would find a way to incorporate apples and honey the symbolic food for the Jewish New Year, and also use up those unfinished loaves of challah. I have tried a lot of bread pudding recipes but I never seem to have the patience to go through all the steps of warming the milk and straining it. I tried a few shortcuts and it came out quite good.
This is a simple bread pudding recipe that is easy to make, and can simply be switched up to adapt to the fruit you have in the fridge. It would be great with peaches, blueberries, strawberries or raspberries. This is also a great recipe to serve for company. You can prepare it ahead of time keep it in the fridge, when you take dinner out of the oven you pop the bread pudding in. It will be ready just in time for dessert. An impressive and delicious treat to serve your family or guests.
Ingredients:
3 cups whole milk
2 tablespoons melted butter
4 eggs beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
6 to 7 cups day or two old challah cut into 1" cubes, about 1/2 to 2/3's a challah plain or raisn
3 medium Granny Smith apples peeled cored and cut into 1/2" chunks
1/2 cup honey
Preheat the oven to 350°.
Grease the bottom of a 9" X 12" baking dish.
In a bowl mix together the milk, melted butter, eggs, vanilla, sugar and cinnamon. Stir till they are well blended.
Use half the bread cubes to make a layer on the bottom of the greased pan. Drizzle half of the honey over the cubed bread, then scatter half of the apple cubes. Repeat the layers to use up the remaining bread cubes, honey then apples.
Honey tip:
Spray the inside of the measuring cup with spray oil before adding honey. This will let the honey flow out of the cup without sticking to the sides.
Pour the milk and egg mixture over the layered bread cubes, apples and honey.
Gently press down on the bread cubes so the bread is soaking in the liquid. Let it sit for at least a half hour to moisten and soften up.
Bake for 45 minutes till the top is golden brown and the edges start pilling slightly away from the sides.
Serve it with a big dollop of home made whipped cream.
For the whipped cream recipe click on the link below or go to my blog post Whip It Up!.
http://toohappyliving.com/blog/2016/2/14/whip-it-up
Enjoy!!