Recipe - Apple-Ginger Pudding

6 tablespoon Butter
3 cup Apples; peeled cored and
cut or sliced up
3 tablespoon Plus One half cup sugar
One half cup Finely minced crystalized
ginger
3 One half cup Firm textured white bread in
1/2" cubes
3 Eggs
2 cup Milk
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
One fourth teaspoon Ground ginger

1. Butter a six to 8 cup mold, casserole or baking dish.

2. Melt two tablespoons of the butter in a large heavy skillet over
mediumhigh heat. When the foam subsides. add the apples, increase to high
and saute the apples, turning them frequently for about 5 minutes until
they begin to color. Do not allow them to become soft or lose their shape.

3.Add three tablespoons of sugar and saute another minute or two until the
sugar begins to carmelize. Stir in the crystalized ginger, remove from heat
and transfer the apples and ginger to a bowl.

4. Reduce heat to low, add the remaining four tablespoons of butter to the
skillet. When the butter has melted, scrape the pan to loosen any bits of
carmelized sugar clinging to it. Add the bread cubes and toss them in the
butter until they are evenly coated.

5. Scatter half the apples and ginger into the baking dish.Cover with half
the bread cubes. Repeat the layers.

6. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

7. Lightly beat the eggs and onehalf cup of sugar. Scald the milk. Slowly
pour the scalded milk in a thin stream into the egg mixture, stirring
constantly. Stir in the vanilla and ground ginger. Pour over the apples and
bread in the baking dish.

8. Set the dish in a pan and add boiling water to come halfway up the sides
of the baking dish. Place in the middle of the oven and bake 45 minutes,
until the top is crusty and golden. Serve while still warm.

Recipe by: Florence Fabricant NY Times September 29, 1985

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #773 by Nan nbdunn@bigfoot.com on Sep 6,
1997