Dried Cherry Walnut Bread Pudding
Ingredients:
1 cup milk
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 eggs
10-12 slices French bread, lightly toasted and buttered on both sides
1 cup dried cherries
1 small Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
Custard: In a medium saucepan combine milk, cream, sugar and vanilla and bring to a boil. In a bowl beat eggs lightly. Pour half the milk mixture into the eggs, whisking continuously, then add egg mixture to remaining milk in saucepan.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Butter a shallow 1 1/2 or 2-quart baking dish. Sprinkle bottom of dish with 1/2 cup Dried Cherries. Arrange alternating rows of bread and apple slices along bottom of dish beginning and ending with bread. Sprinkle with remaining Dried Cherries, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and walnuts. Pour custard over top and sprinkle with remaining cinnamon.
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