Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Apple-Apple Bread Pudding

Apple-Apple Bread Pudding - Tuesday with Dorie
Apple-Apple Bread Pudding

For this week's Tuesdays with Dorie selection, Elizabeth of Cake or Death? decided on Apple-Apple Bread Pudding on pages 408 and 409 of Dorie's book, Baking: From My Home to Yours. Have you visited Liz's blog? It is filled with lovely, absolutely beautiful yumminess. See the wedding cake she made for her brother's wedding!

Apple-Apple Bread Pudding - Tuesday with Dorie
Layer of brioche, layer of caramelized apples and more brioche. Did I mention the custard infused in all this? Yeah. It's like apple pie AND bread pudding. I know...Shut up! It rocks.

I was really good at math growing up. The only part of chemistry that I liked was converting kilograms to whatchamacallit-grams. I've spent years doing accounting work so Microsoft Excel and I are good friends. But this recipe? I just winged it. I think I made 1/8 or 1/12 or 1/4 of the recipe, but I'm not sure. Anyway, this is yummy so I suggest you make the full recipe! :)

Apple-Apple Bread Pudding - Tuesday with Dorie Apple-Apple Bread Pudding - Tuesday with Dorie
(left) I'm sure some bakers made their own brioche or challah bread. But me? Pressed for time and I really can't have that much bread lying around the house. I picked up these brioche buns at Trader Joe's. (right) Caramelized apples are the filling of this bread pudding.

Apple-Apple Bread Pudding - Tuesday with Dorie
Apple butter is spread on the bread to give the second "apple" in the Apple-Apple Bread Pudding. Los Angeles Farmer's Market shoppers may recognize Ha's Apples. Ha's Apple Farm of Tehachapi has great apples and pears. And the son looks like a clone of his dad...seriously! Have you seen them? Anyway, you won't be seeing Mrs. Ha dragging anyone on the Maury Povich show.

Apple-Apple Bread Pudding - Tuesday with Dorie
I knew I wanted to make one large serving in this cute Kings Arthur Individual Pie Slice pans. I got these for my birthday and this was my first time using them! Thanks J for these awesome cute pans!

Be sure to check out the other Tuesdays with Dorie bakers!

Recipe:
Check out Liz's blog: Cake or Death?
Dorie's book, Baking: From My Home to Yours, page 408

34 comments:

  1. CherineMay 18, 2010 at 2:24 AM

    This looks so good!

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  2. HindyMay 18, 2010 at 3:59 AM

    Love your slice-in-a-dish! A great way to control portions. I could use that.

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  3. AnonymousMay 18, 2010 at 5:36 AM

    That looks like such a wonderful recipe. I love the idea of the individual pie slice pans.
    I found the perfect, yes absolutely fool proof Brioche recipe this weekend. You should try to bake it. I will be posting it this week.

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  4. DiMay 18, 2010 at 5:57 AM

    I love the pan--so cute. =) Your pudding looks delicious.

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  5. Sarah @ Mum In BloomMay 18, 2010 at 6:03 AM

    Your photos are great and this sounds delicious :)

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  6. chocolatechicMay 18, 2010 at 6:16 AM

    Grams? kilograms?

    Metric? shoot me now!

    You are brilliant though to be able to have mastered that.

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  7. Jules SomeoneMay 18, 2010 at 6:47 AM

    That looks so delicious! Love the pan.

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  8. Ashley aka Eclectic ConnoisseurMay 18, 2010 at 8:32 AM

    Love the one slice pan!

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  9. Bella BakerMay 18, 2010 at 9:24 AM

    your BP looks awesome and that pan is the cutest thing ever!!!!

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  10. UnknownMay 18, 2010 at 9:36 AM

    Oh wow that looks delicious! Thanks for sharing!

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  11. UnknownMay 18, 2010 at 9:36 AM

    love the pans! i used store-bought bread too...my homemade sourdough would have been great but i didn't make it in time. :(

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  12. LindaMay 18, 2010 at 9:36 AM

    I'm so lovin' your individual-sized pan, especially for this recipe, as I could not stop eating this bread pudding.

    Totally chuckled at your comment about Mr Ha's son being his spitting image - so true!

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  13. JodieMay 18, 2010 at 10:54 AM

    I love those pans! Looks fantastic!

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  14. KatrinaMay 18, 2010 at 11:03 AM

    Oh my gosh, totally love that individual pan! Your bread pudding looks great. It didn't work for me with the wingin' it. But I kept on and came up with a yummy treat!

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  15. HenniferMay 18, 2010 at 11:08 AM

    Those pans are so cute! And I love apples!
    And I can't believe I'm seeing Tehachapi mentioned on a blog :-) My grandmother-in-law lives there after moving from Tennessee a couple years ago.

    Apples... drool!

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  16. DailyChefMay 18, 2010 at 12:04 PM

    I love the photos, especially the little plate that you have the bread pudding on!

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  17. NatalieMay 18, 2010 at 12:18 PM

    That is the most adorable little slice! You're too much!

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  18. FlourchildMay 18, 2010 at 1:02 PM

    Perfect! I made two little ramekins full of it!

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  19. JudyMay 18, 2010 at 1:59 PM

    I went the TJs route as well, and made 1/3 of the recipe. Now I wish I'd only halved it. I'll have to search for the apple butter -- sounds and looks delicious.

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  20. JacqueMay 18, 2010 at 2:30 PM

    LOL, that Maury show... crazy! Lucky Mrs. Ha.

    Your little slice of bread pudding is too cute for words!

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  21. TiaMay 18, 2010 at 4:23 PM

    such a cute dish!

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  22. steph- whisk/spoonMay 18, 2010 at 5:23 PM

    sclaing recipes is about the only action my math degree ever gets these days! love that little slice of bread pudding-pie!

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  23. ElianaMay 18, 2010 at 6:28 PM

    You made this one look incredible Mary - the only way you know how.

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  24. UnknownMay 18, 2010 at 8:49 PM

    Your little pan is adorable! I love discovering things like this exist. Glad the bread pudding was a hit for you :)

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  25. kjMay 18, 2010 at 10:18 PM

    they are looking yummy .

    hitesh joshi
    http://hiteshjoshi.com

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  26. TeaLadyMay 20, 2010 at 4:37 PM

    beautiful 'slice' of bread pudding. I made 1/2 and wish I had made more, but like you, don't need all that 'bread' in the house.

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  27. How To Eat A CupcakeMay 21, 2010 at 7:28 AM

    I'd just like to say I was speed-browsing through my Google reader. After viewing over 200 entries, yours is the only one that stopped me dead in my tracks and forced me to leave a comment. HOLY. GOD. This looks AMAZING.

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  28. eatme_deliciousMay 22, 2010 at 11:44 PM

    That pie slice pan is so adorable!! And the bread pudding inside it isn't bad looking either. ;)

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  29. emigliaMay 23, 2010 at 7:23 AM

    Wow... this looks--and sounds--incredible! Thanks for the pictures! I'll definitely be trying it.

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  30. KatieMay 24, 2010 at 11:05 AM

    My owrd that sounds/looks divine!

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  31. NikkiJuly 29, 2010 at 5:51 PM

    Where did you get the darling pan? <3

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  32. The Food LibrarianAugust 2, 2010 at 12:29 PM

    Nikki (#31), These are King Arthur individual pie slice pans. - mary

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  33. ABAugust 19, 2010 at 6:34 PM

    Yum, this looks delicious! I love seeing apple butter used in recipes like this.

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  34. emyNovember 12, 2011 at 7:26 PM

    love the one slice pan

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