Cinnamon Apple Pecan Pudding Food

APPLE & SPICE, NAUGHTY & NICE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° and grease a 9x13 pan (may need to use 2 pans, like a 9x13 and an 8x8, if your bread slices are big) or if making bread pudding muffins grease 12 muffin tins.
• Place bread cubes in a bowl.
• Mix together apple, nutmeg, cinnamon, sugar (if using any, I find it too sweet when I add suagr but others in my family like this with added sugar), 6 eggs, and both milks, almond extract, and vanilla in a a separate bowl. Pour this mixture over bread cubes and let sit for at least 10 minutes.
• Pour into bread mixture into the greased dish or muffin tins.
• Combine crumble ingredients until it looks like crumbly and sprinkle over bread pudding.
• Bake for 30 minutes for muffins or 40-50 minutes for 9x13 dish OR until set, watch carefully!
• Sauce for the Grown Ups:.
• Combine chips, butter, and heavy cream and melt in microwave until melted (Stirring every 30 seconds).
• Then mix in liqueur and serve over bread pudding!
• Sauce for the Little Ones:.
• Mix syrup and butter and place in microwave until melted (stirring every 30 seconds).
• Then stir in the brown sugar and microwave again until dissolved (stirring every 30 seconds).
• You may make this dish ahead and leave in the fridge over night, then bake in the morning.

CINNAMON APPLE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Heat 3 T butter in a nonstick frying pan& saute chopped apples& lemon juice on medium low heat.
• Add brown sugar& cinnamon& continue cooking til the juice drains from the apples& thickens.
• Set aside.
• Place bread cubes in a 9 by 9" pan, lightly greased with butter.
• Sprinkle raisins over the bread.
• In a large bowl, beat eggs& add white sugar, vanilla, milk,& sauted apple mixture.
• Mix well& pour over the bread cubes.
• Bake 1 hour or till knife comes out clean.

APPLE PECAN BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Coat an 8 or 9-inch cake pan with nonstick spray. Place the bread cubes in the pan and toss in the pecans and apples.
• Blend the eggs, milk and sugar (optional) in a medium bowl. Add vanilla.
• Pour the mixture over the bread and let stand for about 20 minutes.
• Bake in a 350°F oven for about 45 minutes, until golden brown. Cut into squares to serve.
• Serve with warm maple syrup.

CRANBERRY APPLE PECAN BREAD PUDDING WITH VANILLA CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Pudding:.
• in a medium bowl, toss sliced apples with lemon juice and set aside.
• in a large bowl, beat the eggs till frothy and light in color. Add the sugar, vanilla, nutmeg and cinnamon and beat till smooth.
• Stir in the butter, half and half and brandy.
• Toss the apples, cranberries, pecans with the bread cubes.
• Place the bread mixture in a greased 9x5 loaf pan (or individual custard cups). Pour the egg mixture evenly over the bread. Cover with foil and weigh down with a bag of rice or dried beans to encourage the bread to absorb the liquid. Refrigerate for 30-60 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 325. Remove the foil and weights and place the pudding in a larger pan with 1 inch of hot water. Bake for 55 minutes or till set.
• Increase oven temperature to 425 and bake 10 minutes more, till lightly browned. Serve warm with room temperature sauce.
• Vanilla Cream Sauce:.
• Combine milk (or cream) with flour and sugar in a saucepan. Add butter. Heat over medium high heat till it bubbles, stirring. Continue to heat gently till thickened. Stir in vanilla.

APPLE AND CINNAMON SPONGE PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180C (160C fan forced).
• Grease a 2 litre (8 cup) ovenproof dish.
• Combine apple, cinnamon, 2 tablespoons sugar and 2 tablespoons water in a large saucepan over moderate heat and cover and bring to the boil and then reduce heat and simmer, partly covered, for 8 to 10 minutes or until just tender.
• Remove from heat and keep warm.
• Using an electric mixer, beat eggs in a medium bowl for 5 minutes or until thick and pale, gradually add 1/2 cup of sugar beating well after each addition until sugar is dissolved and then beat in vanilla.
• Sift flour over egg mixture and then using a large spoon, fold until just combined, take care not to over mix.
• Spoon HOT apple mix over base of prepared dish and then pour sponge batter over fruit mix.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until sponge is risen, golden and springs back when lightly touched.
• Dust with icing sugar and serve at once with custard or ice cream.

BREAD PUDDING WITH APPLES, PECANS AND RAISINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
• Add the bread and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, or until well coated.
• Add the sugar, pecans, orange zest and juice, cider, and vanilla extract.
• Cook an additional 2 to 3 minutes until a sauce begins to form.
• In a 9 x 13-inch baking dish, layer the bread mixture with the apples and dot the top with the jam or jelly.
• Bake 30 to 40 minutes, or until bubbly.

APPLE PECAN BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Spread pecans in a shallow baking pan and bake until golden, about 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, place bread cubes in a greased 3 qt. or larger slow cooker.
• Peel, core and thinly slice the apples.
• Mix lightly together the sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg, add eggs and mix well.
• Blend in half and half or milk and then stir in bourbon or brandy.
• Lightly mix pecans with bread and apples.
• Pour egg mixture over bread. Drizzle with butter.
• Cover and cook on low until apples are tender when pierced and custard is set; about 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 hours.
• Let pudding stand, covered, for about 15 minutes. Serve warm with ice cream, if desired.