Author :: Mrs Liz
Category :: Ethnic Recipes
Ingredients ::
- 9 slices firm, white bread, cut into halves
- 2 cups half-and-half (light cream)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 6 medium sized tart apples, peeled, cored, sliced
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 2 Tablespoons butter or margarine
- cream (optional)
Makes: 6 servings
Prep time: 40 minutes
Baking time: 1 hour
Tip: you can very well use left over bread for this dish
Place bread slices in a single layer in a shallow pan. Evenly drizzle 1/2 cup of the half-and-half over bread.
In a medium saucepan mix sugar and water, bring to boiling. Cover. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Return to medium heat. Add about a third of the apple slices, and simmer each portion 3 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon. Reserve sugar syrup.
When all apples are poached, line a buttered shallow 2-1/2 quart baking dish with about a third of the bread slices; top with half of the poached apples. Make a layer of another third of the bread. Cover evenly with remaining apples. Cover with the rest of the bread.
Beat eggs slightly; mix in cinnamon and cardamom, then remaining 1-1/2 cups half-and-half and sugar syrup from poaching apples. Pour egg mixture evenly over bread. Dot with butter.
Bake at 350 degrees until top layer of bread is brown and crusty, about 1 hour.
Serve hot or at room temperature, with cream, if you wish.
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