Russian Apple Charlotte

Total Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 3 cups apples, thinly sliced
• 8 cups cubed stale bread (crusts removed, if you want to make it fancy)
• 1 cup raisins or 1 cup dried cranberries
• 2 eggs
• 2 egg yolks
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 cups cream or 2 cups milk
• 3 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 cup apricot jam
• 4 tablespoons walnuts, chopped
• whipped cream

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine apple slices, bread crumbs and raisins or cranberries.
• 2 in another bowl, beat eggs, egg yolks and sugar. add cream and continue to beat until well blended.
• 3 pour egg mixture over bread mixture, stir and let stand for at least 10 minutes, until liquid has been absorbed and raisins are plump. spoon 1/3 of the mixture into a well-greased 9x9 pan or mould. press down to fill any spaces. sprinkle 1 teaspoons cinnamon evenly over top.
• 4 add half of the remaining bread mixture. sprinkle with another teaspoons of cinnamon. add remaininig bread mixture and cinnamon, and press down firmly so that everything fits tightly.
• 5 bake in a 350f oven for 1 hour. remove form, oven and let stand for 20 minutes before serving.
• 6 cut into 3-inch squares and serve, topped with a spoonful or two of melted jam. sprinkle with walnuts. whipped cream is also optional.