January/February 2009
- 4 cups heavy cream
- 12 egg yolks
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 Granny Smith apples (peeled, cored and diced)
- 1 cup dried tart cherries
- 2 (16- to 17-ounce) loaves old-fashioned white bread, unsliced, crust trimmed, cut into cubes
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons butter
Melt butter in a skillet. Over medium heat, cook apples for 5 minutes. Add cinnamon, nutmeg and 1/4 cup of the sugar. Continue cooking for 5 minutes.
In a mixing bowl, mix cream, yolks, remaining sugar and vanilla. Mix in apples, cherries and bread.
Let rest for 1 hour. Pour into a 9- by 13-inch pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 50 minutes.
