Apple Bread Pudding

Ingredients

• 10 servings apple brandy crème anglaise 
• 3 large apples such as honeycrisp ( 1 1/2 lb.), peeled and cut into 1/4- to 1/2-inch cubes
• 10 servings sauteed apples 
• 2 tablespoons butter 
• 16 oz cinnamon-raisin bread loaf cut into 3/4-inch cubes
• 1 large egg yolk 
• 4 large eggs 
• 0.3 cup granulated sugar 
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 3 cups heavy cream 
• 4 tablespoons sugar 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• whisk
• baking pan

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 37
2. Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; add apples, and cook, stirring occasionally, 8 to 10 minutes or until softened and lightly browned.
3. Whisk together cream and next 4 ingredients in a large bowl until smooth. Stir in bread cubes; let stand 5 minutes. Stir in cooked apples.
4. Sprinkle 2 Tbsp. turbinado sugar into a buttered 13- x 9-inch baking dish.
5. Add bread-and-apple mixture to dish, and spread in an even layer.
6. Sprinkle with remaining 2 Tbsp. turbinado sugar.
7. Bake at 375 for 40 to 45 minutes or until light golden and center is set. (Bread pudding will puff to top of dish and pull away slightly from sides as it bakes.) Cool 10 minutes.
8. Serve warm with Apple Brandy Crme Anglaise and
9. Sauted Apples.
10. Note: We tested with Panera Bread Cinnamon Raisin Bread. To make ahead, cover and chill baked and cooled bread pudding overnight.
11. Let stand 20 minutes; reheat in a 350 oven 20 minutes.