Apple and Spice Bread Pudding

Here's a recipe I found on the getcracking.ca site that sounds yummy!

Apple and Spice Bread Pudding

Prep Time: 15 min
Cook time: 55 min
Servings: 8

Ingredients
2 tbsp butter or margarine (30 mL)
2 medium apples, cored and chopped
Cooking spray
3 cups day-old white or whole wheat bread cubes (750 mL)
1/2 cup raisins (125 mL)
2 cups milk (500 mL)
4 eggs
1/3 cup packed brown sugar (75 mL)
1 tsp vanilla (5 mL)
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon (2 mL)
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg (1 mL)

Directions
In small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in apples. Cover and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened, about 5 minutes.

Spray shallow 1-1/2-quart (1.5 L) baking dish with cooking spray. In dish, combine apples, bread cubes, and raisins.

In medium bowl, beat together eggs, milk, brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg until sugar is dissolved. Pour over apple mixture. Cover and refrigerate several hours or overnight.

Bake pudding in preheated 350ºF (180ºC) oven until knife inserted in centre comes out clean, about 45 to 55 minutes. Serve hot, warm or chilled.

Suggestions
For a delicious treat, serve pudding with a drizzle of maple syrup.

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