Maple Pumpkin Bread Pudding
ingredients
1 loaf good quality cinnamon raisin bread
3 large eggs
2 egg yolks
1 jar Stonewall Kitchen Maple Pumpkin Butter
¾ cup half and half
¾ cup heavy cream
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
zest of one orange
2 apples, cored, peeled and diced (Braeburn or Winesap)
1 Tablespoon unsalted butter
dash of salt
¾ cup toasted chopped pecans
directions
- heat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a sheet pan with parchment or foil.
- Lay bread slices on pan and toast for 10 to 15 minutes until lightly browned.
- Remove from oven and cut each slice into 6 pieces and reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees.
- Butter a 9x13 pyrex pan and arrange bread pieces over bottom, slightly overlapping.
- To prepare apples, in a sauté pan melt 1Tablespoon unsalted butter.
- Add apples, salt and cinnamon and sauté until soft and golden brown, about 10 minutes.
- Spread apples over the bread. Sprinkle with chopped, toasted pecans.
- To prepare the custard, in a non-reactive bowl, whisk together eggs, egg yolks and Stonewall Kitchen Maple Pumpkin Butter.
- Add orange zest, heavy cream and half and half.Mix thoroughly.
- Pour custard over bread, nut and apple mixture. And allow to sit for 30 minutes.
- Place baking dish in a large roasting pan. Fill with enough water to come halfway up sides of baking dish.
- Bake in a 325 degree oven for 35-45 minutes, checking for doneness after 35 minutes, by inserting knife in center. If the knife comes out clean, bread pudding is done.
- Serve warm with softened vanilla ice cream or softly whipped cream.
