Apple and cider pudding recipe

Mark Hix
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As a kid I remember the bread pudding my Gran used to make would be a regular tea time snack. It’s one of those puddings or cakes that all households that cook should make once a week. It makes a great tea time snack or try serving it as a pudding with some homemade ice cream like marmalade or even brown bread ice cream.

Ingredients

400 ml Medium cider
250 g Caster sugar plus extra for dusting
0.5 tsp Ground cinnamon
0.5 tsp Mixed spice
60 g Sultanas
0.5 Grated zest of orange
400 g Brown or white bread
4 Eggs, beaten
2 Medium sized Bramley apples, peeled, cored and sliced
50 g Butter
60 g Raisins

Details

Cuisine: English
Recipe Type: Dessert
Difficulty: Easy
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time: 40 mins
Serves: 8

Step-by-step

Bring the cider, sugar, spices, sultanas, raisins and orange zest to the boil. Break the bread into small pieces and mix into the syrup in a bowl. Cover with cling film and leave overnight.
Meanwhile melt the butter in a large frying pan and fry the apples on a medium heat for 3-4 minutes, stirring as they are cooking, until they are lightly coloured then leave to cool.
Pre-heat the oven to 175ºC/350ºF/gas mark 4. Fold the eggs into the bread mixture then fold in the apples. and put it into a loaf tin or a deep round cake tin, lined with greaseproof paper.
Bake for about 30-40 minutes until the mixture is firm. Dust the top with caster sugar whilst it's still hot.