Served as dessert. Vegetarian dish.

1 cup Butter

4 Tablespoons Maple Syrup

2 cups Brown Sugar

1 teaspoon Vanilla

2-3 Tart Pie Apples, diced

Cinnamon

1 loaf French Bread, cubed

8 Eggs

2 cups Half-and-half

1/2-1 cup Sugar (according to taste)

2 teaspoons Vanilla

1 teaspoon Salt

Boil butter, brown sugar, and maple syrup over medium heat for one minute. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Pour into greased 9 x 13 baking pan. Evenly sprinkle apple pieces over caramel layer. Sprinkle cinnamon to taste over apples. Sprinkle 1-2 tsp cinnamon over bread cubes and mix together (optional step). Put bread cubes over apple layer. Make sure you use all the bread, cramming it in there tight, otherwise the bread pudding will not turn out as well. Mix remaining ingredients in a blender. Slowly pour the mixture over the bread cubes. It should be enough to completely saturate all the bread. If not, add enough half and half to the pan to accomplish this. Let sit for 20-30 minutes. At this point, you can cover the pan and refrigerate overnight. Bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes, or until nicely browned and it tests done. Immediately turn out onto serving platter and serve warm.

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Cooking time: 1 1/2 hours

Serves: 12

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