#15 - Baking 3 desserts from scratch

#15- Part 1

So school kept me very busy this last semester. But I managed to get some baking in. From scratch and not so scratch.

First one up... I went to www.allrecipes.com to get a recipe for bread pudding.
It is called 'Gramma's Apple Bread Pudding'. I made it for sabbath dinner (dessert). I felt like I baked it too long because the top came out a little crispy. But... it was gone in 30 minutes. I didn't get a after picture because I forgot to take one and by the time I remembered only 25% of it was left in the dish.

I diced the apples for mine and I used golden raisins.

I used about 1/2 a bag of Nature's Own Honey Wheat Bread.



 

 Added the golden raisins. If you like raisins, you could probably add more. I don't care too much for them in my food so I just used what was suggested.
 

 I used 2 granny smith and 2 fuji apples.

 This is what is looked like before I put it in the oven.

 *It looked delish before I even put it in the oven.*

Ingredients

• PUDDING
• 4 cups soft bread cubes
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 2 cups peeled and sliced apples
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 3/4 cups milk
• 1/4 cup margarine
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs, beaten
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• VANILLA SAUCE
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 7x11 inch baking dish.
2. In a large bowl, combine bread, raisins, and apples. In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine 1 cup brown sugar, 1 3/4 cups milk, and 1/4 cup margarine. Cook and stir until margarine is melted. Pour over bread mixture in bowl.
3. In a small bowl, whisk together cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, and eggs. Pour bread mixture into prepared dish, and pour egg mixture over bread.
4. Bake in preheated oven 40 to 50 minutes, or until center is set and apples are tender. *(I'd suggest baking it for at least 1 hour. But monitor it after 50 minutes.)
5. While pudding is baking, mix together sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup milk, and 1/2 cup margarine in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat, and stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Serve over bread pudding.