Caramel Apple Bread Pudding

• 34 cup all-purpose flour
• 12 cup packed brown sugar
• 13 cup butter or 13 cup margarine, softened
• 12 cup chopped toasted pecans
• 1 34 cups milk
• 1 cup caramel ice cream topping
• 14 cup butter or 14 cup margarine
• 4 cups cubed white bread or 4 cups rolls
• 2 cups peeled thinly sliced apples
• 2 eggs, beaten
• additional ice cream topping or apples, slices or mint sprig (to garnish)

1. Preheat oven to 350F Lightly grease a 1 1/2 quart baking dish.
2. Stir together the flour, brown sugar and butter until crumbly; add pecans and stir.
3. Set aside.
4. In a large saucepan, combine milk, ice cream topping and butter.
5. Cook over medium heat until blended and the butter is melted; remove from heat.
6. Stir in the bread and apples.
7. Let stand 10 minutes.
8. Stir in the eggs.
9. Pour into the greased baking dish and bake for 20 minutes.
10. Remove from oven and sprinkle topping over partially baked pudding.
11. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until apples are tender and a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
12. Serve warm with additional slightly heated caramel topping, sliced apples and mint sprigs.

flour, brown sugar, butter, pecans, milk, caramel ice cream topping, butter, cubed white bread, apples, eggs, additional ice cream topping

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/caramel-apple-bread-pudding-119456 (may not work)