Bramley Apple and Cider Pudding

By Bramley Apple Information Service
“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…
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Ingredients

11 total
  • 60 g of raisins
  • 60 g of sultanas
  • 400 g of white or brown bread
  • 50 g of butter
  • 0.5 orange, the zest of
  • 4 eggs, beaten
  • 2 medium of bramley apples, peeled, cored and sliced
  • 400 ml of medium cider
  • 250 g of caster sugar, (plus extra for dusting)
  • 0.5 tsp of ground cinnamon
  • 0.5 tsp of mixed spice

Method

3 steps
  1. Step 1

    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.

  2. Step 2

    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.

  3. Step 3

    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.