Bramley apple and cider pudding cake

Ingredients

• 400ml medium cider
• 250g caster sugar plus extra for dusting
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp mixed spice
• 60g sultanas
• 60g raisins
• Grated zest of half an orange
• 400g brown or white bread
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 2 medium sized Bramley apples, peeled, cored and sliced
• 50g butter

Method

Bring the cider, sugar, spices, sultanas, raisins and orange zest to the boil. Break the bread into small pieces and mix into the syrup in a bowl. Cover with cling film and leave overnight. Meanwhile melt the butter in a large frying pan and fry the apples on a medium heat for 3-4 minutes, stirring as they are cooking, until they are lightly coloured then leave to cool.

Pre-heat the oven to 175ºC/350ºF/gas mark 4. Fold the eggs into the bread mixture then fold in the apples. and put it into a loaf tin or a deep round cake tin, lined with greaseproof paper. Bake for about 30-40 minutes until the mixture is firm. Dust the top with caster sugar whilst it’s still hot.

Our thanks to www.bramleyapples.co.uk for providing this recipe

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