Hot Apple Bread Pudding

Photo: flickr user US Army Africa

Ingredients

2 2/3 cups milk

1 3/4 cups heavy cream

6 eggs

4 egg yolks

2/3 cup peeled sliced apple

16 cups French bread, dried out

cut or torn into 1" cubes

1/4 cup melted butter

cups sugar

3/4 tablespoon vanilla

1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon

Bourbon-Pecan Sauce (recipe follows)

Preparation

Heat milk and cream gently. Do not boil. Beat eggs and yolks; set aside. Melt butter and add sugar, vanilla and cinnamon.

When milk and cream are warm, add egg mixture slowly, whisking constantly while adding. Add butter mixture to milk and eggs, mixing thoroughly. Place bread cubes in a 9 x 13 inch cake pan.

Pour mixture over bread cubes, mixing thoroughly by hand. Fold in apple slices. Do not squash bread. The mixture should just soak into the bread cubes. Let sit 15 minutes. Then bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. Pudding should be completely set. If still jiggly, cook longer. The bread pudding should be fluffy and 2-3 inches tall. Portion into individual servings and ladle Bourbon-Pecan Sauce over. Makes 12 servings.