Double-Apple Bread Pudding

Name: Double-Apple Bread Pudding
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 10 ounces, challah, cut into ½-inch cubes (6 cups); 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter, plus 1½ tablespoons melted; ½ cup packed (3½ ounces), brown sugar, divided, plus 1½ tablespoons; ⅓ cup, water; 2 large, Granny Smith apples (8 ounces each), peeled, cored, and cut into ½-inch pieces; 1 cup, milk; ¾ teaspoon, ground cinnamon; ½ teaspoon, vanilla extract; ¼ teaspoon, ground nutmeg; ¼ teaspoon, table salt; 2 , large eggs; 1¼ cups, heavy cream

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2022

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Fruit Desserts

Granny Smith apples bring tangy freshness to a bread pudding that’s rich with creamy custard—and Americana.

SERVES6

TIME1½ hours, plus 1½ hours Cooling and Soaking

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For a bread pudding that was chock-full of apple flavor, we chose bright Granny Smith apples and combined them with cubes of toasted challah and a rich custard laced with autumnal spices. Parcooking the apples in a little water, butter, and...

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