Apple butter and cinnamon custard toasts recipe

Details

• Cuisine: British
• Recipe Type: Dessert
• Difficulty: Medium
• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 120 mins
• Serves: 6

Step-by-step

1. To make the apple butter; peel, core and chop the apples, add them to a large pan with the water, vanilla pod, vinegar and cinnamon and cook over a slow heat until a pulp.
2. Remove the cinnamon and vanilla, blend the pulp to ensure it is smooth.
3. Pour the puree back into the pan and add the sugar.
4. Continue to cook over a low heat for 1-2 hours or until the apple has thickened and turned a caramel colour.
5. Place the butter in clean jam jars while still hot and then into the fridge once cooled.
6. To make the cinnamon custard toasts; pour the milk, cream and cinnamon into a pan. put clingfilm over the pan and bring the liquid to simmer on a low heat. Then take the pan off the heat and keep to one side to infuse - the cling film helps the infusion.
7. In a mixing bowl, add the yolks and caster sugar and whisk together, gently adding the infusion and mix well.
8. Slice the bread 2-3 cm thick, remove the crusts and cut into thick soldiers, lay the bread in a dish, pour over the warm custard mix and let soak for 10 minutes - turning the bread occasionally.
9. In a frying pan, add a knob of butter and fry the custard toasts on each side for 2 minutes and until lightly browned.
10. Serve them warm and with the apple butter spread and a pinch of cinnamon on top.