Maple Bread and Butter Pudding

Ingredients

• 2tbsp pure maple syrup (preferably amber syrup for its rich taste)
• 100g maple sugar maple sugar
• 100g butter
• 6 apples, peeled and sliced
• 250ml double cream
• 250ml milk
• 3 eggs
• Seeds from 1 vanilla pod
• 450ml brioche loaf, sliced

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 120C.
2. Melt the sugar and butter in a pan. Add the apples and stir until the apples have softened.
3. Whisk cream and milk together with the eggs and pure amber maple syrup. Add the vanilla pod seeds.
4. In a buttered ovenproof dish, layer the slices of apple and brioche. Pour the milk mixture over the brioche and apple and leave to soak for 30 minutes.
5. Once soaked, cook for 1 hour.
6. Brush dark pure maple syrup over the brioche and apple. Place under the grill until golden brown.