Honeyed apple and brioche bread pudding

• 500 g brioche

• 4 apples

• 90 g Langnese Bee Easy Acacia Honey

• 4 tbsp butter

• 1 vanilla bean

• 300 ml cream

• 200 ml milk

• 100 g sugar

• ½ tsp salt

• ¼ tsp nutmeg (ground)

• 5 eggs

• 1 tbsp confectioner’s sugar

• vanilla ice cream (for serving)

• Langnese Bee Easy Acacia Honey (for serving)

Utensils: cutting boardt, knife, frying pan, oven, saucepan, whisk, bowl (large), cooking spoon, baking dish, fine sieve

1

Dice brioche. Cut apples into thin wedges. In a frying pan, heat honey on medium-high temperature for approx. 3 – 5 min., or until caramelized. Stir in butter, then add apple wedges, and toss to combine.

2

Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F. Halve vanilla bean and scrape the seeds. Heat cream, milk, sugar, salt, ground nutmeg, ground cinnamon, and vanilla bean seeds in a saucepan and whisk together. Remove from heat. Whisk eggs and combine with diced brioche, apple wedges, and cream mixture in large bowl, then transfer into a baking dish. Transfer to the oven and bake for approx. 25 – 30 min.

3

Remove bread pudding from the oven, dust with confectioner’s sugar, and bake for approx. 3 min. more at 220°C/440°F. Allow bread pudding to cool a bit, then serve with vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of honey. Enjoy!