Warm Capriotada With Cream

• 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) Butter
• 8 ounces French Bread, crust removed
• cut into 3/4" cubes. Should equal 12 cups
• 1 1/2 cups firmly packed Brown Sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
• dash ground Cloves
• 1 teaspoon Aniseed
• 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) Butter
• Golden Raisins
• 2 large Granny Smith Apples, peeled, finely diced
• 6 ounces Cream Cheese, cut into 1/2" cubes
• 1 cup Walnuts, toasted, coarsely chopped

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Place 6T Butter in baking pan. Place in oven until melted.
3. Add Bread and toss to coat. Bake until crisp and brown, 20 minutes.
4. Remove and increase temperature to 400.
5. Simmer Brown Sugar, Water, Cloves and Cinnamon until syrupy, 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in 2T Butter.
6. Butter 9" x 13" baking dish. Combine Apples, Bread, Cream Cheese and Nut. Pour into dish. Drizzle with Syrup and mix thoroughly. Allow Bread mixture to absorb syrup.
7. Bake 30 minutes. Cover if browning too quickly.
8. Serve with Heavy or Whipped Cream. Yield: 6-8 servings.

butter, bread, brown sugar, water, cinnamon, ground cloves, aniseed, butter, golden raisins, apples, cream cheese, walnuts

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/warm-capriotada-with-cream-52395801 (may not work)