Apple Bread Pudding

By dlwelsh

Ingredients

• 3 whole eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 3/4 cup whole milk
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 $ teaspoon salt
• 12 ounces Texas Toast chopped in 1 inch squares
• sauteed apples
• 2 Tablespoons salted butter
• 2 Granny Smith apples peeled and sliced thin
• 2 Tablespoons light brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• caramel sauce
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup heavy cream warmed
• 2 Tablespoon salted butter
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• topping
• 2 cups shelled whole pecans
• ground cinnamon
• powdered sugar
• 6 to 8 scoops vanilla ice cream

Preparation

Step 1

preheat oven to 350
combine eggs, egg yolk and 1 cup of sugar in a large bowl with electric mixer until the sugar is mostly dissolved mix in milk, 2 cups cream, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, nutmeg and 1/4 teaspoon salt
pour mixture over cubed bread in another large bowl
and gently fold bread over with your hands until all pieces are moistened
let bread soak for 30 minutes
as the bread soaks
Melt 2 Tablespoons butter in a saute pan
add sliced apples, 2 Tablespoons brown sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
saute apples stirring often for 10 minutes or until they are begining to soften
turn off the heat and let the apples cool until the bread is finished soaking

butter the inside of a 10 by 5 by 3 loaf pa use your hands to load half of the soaked bread into the bottom of the pan arrange the apples slices in an even layer over the bread pour the rest of the pudding mixture into the pan and set it in the oven to bake for 60 minutes or until the top is beginning to brown
when the pudding is finished baking let it cool for an hour then cover and chill it
can also be served warm
as the pudding bakes you can make your caramel sauce by combining 1 1/2 cups sugar, 12 cup brown sugar and 1 cup water in a medium saucepan over medium heat
when the mixture begins to boil set your timer to 10 minutes
it will take about this long for the mixture to hit between 230 and 240 degrees
use a candy thermometer for this
when it reaches the correct temp
turn off and add 1/2 cup of heavy cream , 3 tablespoon butter and 1/4 teaspoon salt when the sauce cools for about 10 minutes you can use it or you can chill it and reheat it in the microwave or in a saucepan for serving later

serve warm with caramel sauce on top topped with topping