Panera Bread Bakery-Cafe Bread Pudding
with Apples, Pecans and Raisins

Delight guests with this fruity bread pudding made with their signature Cinnamon Raisin bread.

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
• 1 loaf Cinnamon Raisin White Bread, torn into bite-size pieces
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup pecan halves
• Zest and juice of 1 large orange
• 1/4 cup apple cider
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract or rum
• 8 small baking apples (about 2 pounds) such as Fuji, Gala or Granny Smith, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup apple, quince, or blackberry jam or jelly

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
3. Add the bread and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, or until well coated.
4. Add the sugar, pecans, orange zest and juice, cider, and vanilla extract.
5. Cook for an additional 2 to 3 minutes until a sauce begins to form.
6. In a 9 x 13 inch baking dish, layer the bread mixture with the apples and dot the top with the jam or jelly.
7. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until bubbly.

Attribution

Panera Bread