Beulah’s Apple and Wine Bread Pudding

Ingredients:

  • 16 stale rolls
  • 1 lb apples
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 2 cup milk
  • 1 cup sugar
  • pinch of salt
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 1 cup white wine (the rest of the bottle is yours if your over 21)
  • 2 tsp. lard

Meringue Topping:

  • 4 egg whites
  • 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1 tsp peach jam

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
Grease a 9×12 glass-baking pan

Peel, core, and thinly slice apple and place in cold lemon water (squeeze 1/2 lemon in large bowl of iced water)
In separate bowl pour milk, egg yolks, sugar,saltB
Soak stale rolls in mixture
Place 1/2 of well soaked bread evenly in a greased 9×12 glass pan
Place 1/2 slice apple on top
Sprinkle with 1/2 raisins
Then repeat with the other 1/2 of soaked bread, sliced apples and raisins
Pour left over mixture over bread
Pour wine over the mixture evenly over top
Dab with lard over the top evenly

Cover with foil and bake for 50 minutes

In a separate bowl whip up egg white and cream of tartar until almost stiff…
Slowly add in the peach jam

Take pan out of the oven with oven mitts.
Take off foil and check if pudding is almost done by inserting a clean knife in middle and have it come out almost clean.  If not place back for another 5 ten minutes until it does.

Then…
Place whipped egg white on top of hot bread pudding.
Spread evenly with spatula

Place back in oven without foil for another 10 minutes until top is nicely light brown.
Let rest for 15 minutes before serving.

Enjoy !