Winter Apple – Bonfire

Ingredients for 3 servings:

• 250 g yeast plait or brioche, stale
• 2 large apples
• 1 tbsp lemon juice, freshly squeezed
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 100 g walnuts, chopped
• 50 g cranberries, dried (or raisins)
• 200 ml milk
• 200 ml whipped cream
• 2 eggs
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 packet of vanilla sugar
• 1 tbsp, leveled gingerbread spice
• 2 egg whites
• 80 g sugar
• 80 g ground walnuts
• some butter, to grease the mold

Instructions

Working time approx. 25 minutes; Total time approx. 25 minutes

with nut cap

Cut the plaited bread into approximately 1 cm thick slices. Grease a baking dish (approx. 25 x 20 cm) with butter and line with half of the plaited bread slices. Peel, eighth, core, and slice the apples. Mix with lemon juice, sugar, chopped walnuts, and cranberries. Add to the plaited bread slices in the baking dish and spread evenly. Cover with the remaining plaited bread slices. For the glaze, whisk together the milk, heavy cream, eggs, egg yolks, vanilla sugar, and gingerbread spice thoroughly and pour over the apple bonfire. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius for approximately 35-40 minutes. For the nut topping, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form. While continuing to beat, gradually add the sugar and fold in well. Then fold in the ground nuts. Spread this nut mixture over the baked bonfire and bake in the oven for another 10 minutes. Serve warm.