Pinto Raisin Bread Pudding with Apples and Cheese

Name: Pinto Raisin Bread Pudding with Apples and Cheese
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups water; 1 1/2 cups firmly packed light brown sugar; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 5 slices of homemade-style white bread, toasted and the crust discarded; 5 slices of homemade-style raisin bread, toasted and the crusts discarded; 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened; 1/2 pound Longhorn (Colby) or mild Cheddar, grated; 2 Granny Smith apples; 1 cup apple jelly, melted; vanilla ice cream as an accompaniment

August 20, 2004

If mention of "pinto" brings to mind pink beans, think again this time: The following "pinto" bread pudding contains none of those beans beloved of chili fans but is named for the distinctive calico splotches that pattern the West's pinto pony.

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