Apple Bread Pudding (12-18 months)

• 2 cups 2% milk
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 cups bread (cubes)
• 2 tbsp butter or margarine
• 1 large apple, peeled, cored and sliced into thin pieces.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together milk, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, eggs and vanilla. Stir in bread and let stand for 10 minutes.

Place butter in a 6 cup square baking dish and heat in oven until melted; swirl it around to cover the bottom of the dish. Pour in bread mixture and top with apples pushing the slices down into the bread mixture.

Bake for 40 minutes or until puffed and browed. Serve warm.