Caramel Apple Bread Pudding

• 1/3 c. Crispin's 'The Saint' Cider
• 1 1/2 c. Heavy Cream
• 4 Eggs, at room temperature
• 10 oz. French Bread-day old, tore into 1"
• pieces
• 1 Large Apple-peeled, cored and cut
• into 1/4" pieces (I used Braeburn)
• 1/2 c. Dark Brown Sugar
• 1/4 c. Golden Raisins
• 1/8 c. Dried Currants
• 2 tsp. Crystallized Ginger, finely
• chopped
• 1/2 tsp. Cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. Vanilla Extract
• Caramel Sauce:
• 1/2 c. Brown Sugar
• 1/4 c. The Saint Cider
• 2 Tbsp. Unsalted Butter
• 1 Tbsp. brandy/bourbon/dark rum
• A pinch of salt

1. 1) You'll want to start by preheating your
2. oven to 350 and buttering an 8x8 in.
3. square baking pan on all sides.
4. 2) In a large bowl; combine your bread,
5. raisins & currants, ginger, and apples.
6. Set aside.
7. 3) In a small bowl; whisk together the
8. eggs, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and
9. heavy cream. Quickly whisk in the cider
10. and immediately add to the bowl with
11. the bread mixture.
12. 4) Toss all of the ingredients in the bowl
13. until the bread is well saturated and
14. then transfer to the prepared baking
15. dish.
16. 5) Bake for 30 minutes, rotate pan, and
17. continue baking for another 30-40
18. minutes. The pudding will be done
19. when the top has become golden brown
20. and a fork inserted in the middle comes
21. out with moist crumbs.
22. 6) Let cool on a wire rack for at least 15
23. minutes before cutting.
24. Caramel Sauce: (do while baking)
25. 1) In a large saucepan, heat the sugar, salt and the cider over medium high heat. Whisk until the sugar is dissolved and then let the mixture come to a boil.
26. 2) Cook undisturbed, occasionally brushing down the sides of the pan for 3-5 min. Since the sugar is already really dark, I used my nose to make sure the sugar was not burning. Try that or swirl the pan to check out the consistency, it should be slower moving.
27. 3) Take the pan off the heat and add the butter and booze. Whisk to incorporate,
28. serve immediately with the pudding or store covered in the fridge and reheat
29. later when needed.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/caramel-apple-bread-pudding-50178901 (may not work)