Pasta Raisins Pudding with Caramelized Apple Topping

• 1 cup tiny shaped pasta of choice or orzo, boiled and drained
• 1/2 cup plumped up raisins
• 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 cups scalded milk
• 1 cup orange juice
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 cups peeled and cored apples, cut into 1/4-inch dice
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• Pinch ground cinnamon
• Powdered sugar for garnish

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine cooked pasta with raisins, zest and melted butter and spread into a shallow buttered 2 quart baking dish.
3. Beat sugar into eggs and whisk in milk and orange juice and pour over pasta.
4. Set baking pan in a bain marie and bake for about an hour or until set.
5. While this is baking saute the apples in 2 tablespoons butter.
6. Add sugar and cinnamon and saute over low heat until apples are tender and caramelized.
7. Remove pasta pudding from oven and let set 10 minutes before serving; serve topped with apples and a dusting of powdered sugar.

pasta of choice, raisins, orange zest, butter, sugar, eggs, milk, orange juice, butter, cored apples, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, powdered sugar

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/pasta-raisins-pudding-with-caramelized-apple-topping-recipe.html (may not work)