| Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| 2 cups | brioche bread, cut into ½ -inch cubes |
| 1 | large or 2 small granny smith apples, or tart apple of your choice, diced very finely |
| 2 TBS | butter |
| ¼ tsp | ground cinnamon |
| ¼ tsp | ground clove |
| ¼ tsp | ground cardamom |
| 1¼ cup | heavy cream |
| 1 | whole egg |
| 1 | yolk |
| ¼ cup | brown sugar |
| ½ tsp | vanilla extract |
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Lay cut bread pieces on a sheet tray and toast for 5-8 minutes or until just lightly crisped at the edges. Remove from oven and set aside.
Heat a pan on medium and once hot, add butter, apple pieces, and spices. Toss in a pan 1-2 minutes until combined and slightly softened.
In a separate bowl, warm the cream over medium-low heat until the slightest simmer. Do not boil. Remove from heat.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, yolk, and brown sugar. Slowly stream in the warm cream, whisking the entire time to combine.
Grease (I use butter) an oven-safe dish/pan, add bread and apple mixture and stir. The pour over the custard mixture and stir again. Let sit/soak for 25 minutes, and then bake for 25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
Notes: For this recipe, I was lucky enough to have my friends at BREAD Artisan Bakery make brioche loaves for me with Alex Weiser’s freshly milled Sonora wheat. Those loaves were such a beautiful start to the dessert. I was able to get some of his mini pumpkins and decided that was a great way to plate and share this dessert. Although I didn’t cook the bread pudding in the pumpkins, that would be a great option if you used a tasty small edible pumpkin or squash. Top with freshly whipped cream or serve with ice cream.
