Quick Apple Puddings
Sweetened stewed apples with a hint of vanilla lie beneath a layer of crispy bread flavoured with butter, cinnamon and brown sugar. Just delicious!
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 500 g 1 lb Bramley Apples or a mix with dessert apples peeled and sliced
- 2 - 4 slices white or wholemeal bread depending on size
- 50 g castor sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 knobs of butter or margarine about 25g/1 oz
- 4 tsp soft light brown sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Cinnamon for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Place the prepared apple slices into a pan and pour over the lemon juice and 1 tbsp water.
- Stew under a lid for 4-5 minutes on a moderate heat until soft.
- While the apples are cooking use a ramekin as a template to cut 4 circles from the sliced bread.
- Butter the bread circles, dust generously with cinnamon and spread a tsp of brown sugar on each.
- Cut the circles into quarters.
- Stir the caster sugar and vanilla extract into the apples once cooked.
- Divide the stewed apples between 4 ramekins.
- Then lay the bread quarters over the apples in a circle so that the last quarter is tucked under the first.
- Place the puddings on a baking tray in the middle of the oven for 15 minutes until the tops go crispy.
- Let the puddings cool down for at least five minutes before serving as they will be extremely hot inside!
- Serve with cream if wished.