Apple Custard Bread Pudding Cups Recipes

GRAMMA'S APPLE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 7x11 inch baking dish.
• 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.
• 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.
• Bake in preheated oven 40 to 50 minutes, or until center is set and apples are tender.
• 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.

APPLE CUSTARD BREAD PUDDING CUPS

Steps:

• Heat milk in a small saucepan until almost boiling. Add sugar and vanilla, stir to dissolve. Take off the heat.
• Lightly spray 2 individual ramekin dishes with oil. Cut the bread using a pastry/scone cutter (or similar) into rounds the same size as the ramekin dishes.
• Spread the tops of each bread piece with jam.
• Place one piece of bread on the bottom of each ramekin, jam side up.
• Put some grated apple on top, sprinkle with a little of the nuts and some nutmeg.
• Whisk the eggs into the warm milk mixture. Put a few spoonfuls on top of the apple mixture, then place another piece of bread on top, jam side up.
• Continue the layer again- apple, nuts, nutmeg and custard mixture. You may have to make more depending on how big your ramekins are and how big the apple was.
• Finally, top with one more piece of bread (jam side down this time).
• Sprinkle the tops with nutmeg and sugar.
• Pour over the remaining custard mix.
• Place in the fridge and let rest for at least an hour.
• Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
• Bake for 20 minutes or so until the custard is cooked through.

BIRD'S APPLE BREAD PUDDING (FLAMBE')

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F Wisk all custard ingredients. Set aside.
• In frying pan, melt butter. Add raisins, sugar, and apples. Cook on med heat for about 5 minutes.
• Add applejack brandy and CAREFULLY Flambe' till alcohol is cooked off. Then set pan aside to cool.
• Place bread slices in bottom of 9 x 13 pan. Place apple mixture over bread. Pour custard over the apple mixture. Place in water bath and bake for 45 minutes.
• Cool 20 minutes to serve warm, 3 hours in fridge to serve later or to serve chilled. Dust lightly with powdered sugar before serving.

CUSTARD BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Blend half-and-half, eggs, sugar, vanilla extract, and salt in a blender until smooth. Arrange bread in a 9x13-inch baking dish; sprinkle with raisins and cinnamon. Pour egg mixture over bread.
• Place baking dish in a large roasting pan; fill roasting pan with boiling water halfway up the sides of the baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until set, about 1 1/2 hours. Serve warm or cold.