Apple Cranberry Bread Pudding

Ingredients

• 3 cups fuji apples diced peeled
• 4.5 cups challa bread cubed
• 8 servings butter 
• 0.5 cup brown sugar dark
• 0.5 cup cranberries dried
• 6  eggs 
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 
• 2 cups half-and-half 
• 1 pint heavy cream 
• 1  juice of lemon juiced
• 1 tablespoon orange liqueur (recommended: Grand Marnier)
• 1 tablespoon powdered sugar 
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 

Equipment

• bowl
• oven
• whisk
• baking pan
• hand mixer

Directions

1. Watch how to make this recipe.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 11 by 13-inch baking dish with room temperature butter.
3. Place cubed brioche in the baking dish. Set aside.
4. In a large bowl, combine diced apples with lemon juice, brown sugar and cranberries.
5. Pour over bread.
6. In a large bowl, whisk together half-and-half, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla.
7. Pour custard over bread. Allow to saturate for a few minutes.
8. Bake for 40 minutes until pudding sets.
9. Serve with whipped cream.
10. Place a medium bowl in the freezer for 1 hour before whipping cream.
11. Add heavy cream to chilled bowl and whip with a hand mixer.
12. Add liqueur and powdered sugar and combine well.