Bread Pudding With Apple Compote

• 8 None slightly stale bread rolls, torn into pieces
• 6 None eggs
• 2 1/2 cups reduced-fat milk
• 1 cup apple juice
• 1 1/3 cup cranberry juice
• 3 None apples, peeled, cored and cut into wedges
• 2 tbsp custard powder
• 1-2 tbsp sugar, according to taste
• 5 tsp butter
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 tbsp powdered sugar

1. Place the bread in a large bowl. In a small bowl, beat the eggs, milk and a pinch of salt. Pour over the bread, cover and allow to soak for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
2. Preheat the oven to 400u0b0F. In a saucepan, bring the apple and elderberry juice to the boil. Add the apples and simmer for 2 mins, then lift out with a slotted spoon. Add the custard powder, 1-2 tbsp sugar and 6 tbsp water to the juice and stir until smooth. Add the apples and allow the compote to cool.
3. Melt 2 tsp butter in an ovenproof serving dish and spoon in the bread mixture. Bake for 20 mins. Remove from the oven and break up with 2 forks.
4. Melt 3 tsp butter in a frying pan and fry the bread in batches until browned. Mix the cinnamon and powdered sugar and dust over the bread pudding. Serve with the apple compote.

bread rolls, eggs, milk, apple juice, cranberry juice, apples, custard powder, sugar, butter, ground cinnamon, powdered sugar

Taken from recipes-plus.com/api/v2.0/recipes/19068 (may not work)