Apple Cranberry Bread Pudding

Name: Apple Cranberry Bread Pudding
Ingredients: 4 cups stale bread, cubed; 2 cups sugar; 2 cups milk; 1 cup sugar; 1/2 lb fresh cranberries; water, to cover; 4 eggs; cinnamon; grated nutmeg, to taste; 1 tablespoon vanilla; 3 tablespoons rum (dark preferred); 3/4 cup melted butter, cooled; 2 firm tart apples, cut in chunks; 1/2 cup walnut halves

14 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

4 cups stale bread, cubed
2 cups sugar
2 cups milk
1 cup sugar
1/2 lb fresh cranberries
water, to cover
4 eggs
cinnamon
grated nutmeg, to taste
1 tablespoon vanilla
3 tablespoons rum (dark preferred)
3/4 cup melted butter, cooled
2 firm tart apples, cut in chunks
1/2 cup walnut halves

Directions

1

Place bread and 2 cups sugar in mixing bowl.
2

Pour milk over and mix well.
3

Allow bread to soak up milk for about an hour.
4

In a saucepan, combine 1 cup sugar and cranberries.
5

Cover with water and simmer for 30 minutes.
6

Set aside to cool.
7

Whisk together eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, rum and melted butter.
8

Pour over bread cubes.
9

Stir in apples, drained of their cooking liquid and the walnuts and cranberries.
10

Pour entire mixture into baking dish and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until pudding is puffed and golden.
11

Cool slightly, cut into squares and serve with lemon sauce recipe#74942.