Apple Bread Pudding Mold

Ingredients

• 8-9 cooking apples
• 2 tbsp butter
• ½ cup sugar
• Juice and grated rind of 1 lemon
• Thin slices of homemade bread, crusts removed
• Melted butter for dipping bread
• Sugar for dredging

Method

1. 1 Peel, core, and quarter apples. Cook in a double boiler with 2 tbsp butter, ½ cup sugar, and lemon juice/rind until tender.
2. 2 Butter a 3-pint mold. Dip bread slices in melted butter and line the bottom and sides of the mold.
3. 3 Fill the bread-lined mold with the cooked apple mixture. Cover with remaining bread slices and dredge with sugar.
4. 4 Bake at 425°F for 45 minutes. Invert onto a hot platter and serve immediately with sauce or cream.