Recipe

Apple and apricot bread puddings

Jul 31, 2009 2:00pm
  • 40 mins cooking
  • Serves 4
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Ingredients

Apple and apricot bread puddings
  • 4 medium_piece green apples, peeled and chopped
  • 2/3 cup dried apricots, halved
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/3 cup caster sugar
  • 1/2 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 6 slice white or wholemeal bread
  • 50 gram butter or margarine, melted
  • cream, to serve

Method

Apple and apricot bread puddings
  • 1
    Preheat oven to 180°C.
  • 2
    In a large saucepan, combine apple, dried apricots and water. Bring to boil, then reduce heat and cook, covered, over a low heat for 15 minutes until fruit is softened. Remove from heat and stir in 2 tablespoons caster sugar. Combine the remaining caster sugar with cinnamon.
  • 3
    Divide fruit mixture into 4 small ovenproof dishes.
  • 4
    Cut the crusts from bread then cut into 2cm squares. Place bread squares into a bowl, add the melted butter and cinnamon sugar mixture and stir to coat bread evenly.
  • 5
    Arrange bread mixture over fruit in dishes. Bake 20 minutes or until bread topping is golden. Serve puddings warm with cream.

Notes

Fruit can be cooked a day ahead, keep, covered, in the refrigerator. Make bread topping and bake puddings as required.

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