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Apple Cinnamon Bread Pudding

Name: Apple Cinnamon Bread Pudding
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 small lemon, zested; 1 cup raisins, optional; 1 large loaf french bread; 1 Tbsp cinnamon; 1/3 cup sugar; 2 large eggs; 2 cups applesauce, divided; 2 cups milk; 2 Tbsp butter, optional; as needed non-stick spray

Category
Bread
Cusine
American

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Ingredients

1 large loaf french bread

2 cups milk

2 large eggs

2 cups applesauce, divided

1/3 cup sugar

1 Tbsp cinnamon

1 small lemon, zested

2 Tbsp butter, optional

1 cup raisins, optional

as needed non-stick spray

Directions

Preheat your oven to 325 degrees. Cut the loaf of french bread into one inch chunks. If it is stale already, move onto the next step. If it is fresh, spread it out on a baking sheet and bake for about 10 minutes, stirring once. This will remove some of the moisture from the bread allowing it to soak up the custard mixture. While your bread is in the oven drying out, prepare the custard. In a large bowl whisk together the milk, eggs, 1 cup of apple sauce, cinnamon, sugar and lemon zest. Whisk until well combined. Spray the interior of a glass casserole dish with non-stick spray . Fill the baking dish with the bread chunks, pressing down if needed. Pour the custard liquid over the bread chunks as evenly as possible. Sprinkle the raisins over top of the bread chunks and give it a gentle stir to evenly distribute the raisins and custard. Drop chunks of butter on top if desired . You can add the second cup of apple sauce on top before baking or you can add it after baking. I like to add it cold after baking because I like the temperature contrast. Bake the bread pudding at 325 degrees for 45 minutes. Serve hot.