This week Elizabeth of Cake or Death? chose Dorie's Apple-Apple Bread Pudding and it was the perfect pick given the freezing cold weather we've been having (well freezing for Brisbane anyway). Is there anything more comforting on a cold night than bread pudding?
We've had a lot of rich food recently so I tried to cut the calories a bit with this one, without sacrificing taste of course.
Rather than caramalise the apples I simply stewed them with water and cinnamon. The gala apples are so sweet at the moment they really don't need any added sugar.
We can't get apple butter here so I used a 100% apricot spread instead.
I also used low fat milk and reduced the amount of cream.
As for the bread, I found something called Scone Toast at the supermarket which seemed ideal. I always leave the crusts on.
The result? A creamy, delicious bread pudding that we all loved! Definitely didn't miss the extra butter, sugar or cream. With a scoop of vanilla ice-cream on top this is the quintessential winter dessert.
Thanks for a great pick Elizabeth! You can find the recipe on her blog under today's date.
I love all forms and varieties of bread pudding.
ReplyDeleteThat looks fantastic with the scoop of ice cream on top! Good to know that this pudding doesn't have to be super-creamy to be delicious. Apples and apricots sound like a wonderful combination.
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yum! looks like a great breakfast, right up my alley.
ReplyDeleteScone toast sounds like something I would like to try. It appears you and I are on the same page re: all the rich desserts lately. I used skim milk instead of whole milk and loved it too.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photo! Glad you enjoyed this one.
ReplyDeleteLooks wonderful.
ReplyDeletei love the idea of using apricot jam. yours sounds delicious.
ReplyDeletewith ice cream...mmmm! glad to hear a lower sugar/fat bread pudding works well!
ReplyDeleteMmm...yummy! Great idea to stew the apples!
ReplyDeleteLooks wonderful! I didn't get to this one...my loss.
ReplyDeleteI think the ice cream hit it off right!
ReplyDeleteI bet the apricot spread was a delicious substitute for apple butter! Good photo too- it is hard to get a pretty picture of bread pudding!
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