Honey Orange and Apple Nut Bread Pudding
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup English walnuts
2/3 cup plus 1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups orange juice
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup honey
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons margarine or butter, melted
8 tablespoons margarine or butter cut into cubes
1 1/3 cups sour cream
1 cup milk
4 tablespoons powdered sugar
2 medium tart apples, such as Granny Smith, peeled cored and cut
into cubes
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Lightly grease the inside of the crockpot. In a mixing bowl, mix the
flour, the 2/3 cups sugar, the baking powder and salt. Cut the
margarine with a pastry blender or with 2 knives until the mixture
resembles coarse meal. Stir in the milk to form a stiff dough.
Spread the dough into the bottom of the crockpot. Sprinkle the
apples and walnuts over the layer of dough. Do not stir. In another
mixing bowl, combine the orange juice, honey, 1/4 cup sugar, the
melted margarine and cinnamon. Pour over the apple mixture. Do not
stir. Cover and cook on high for 2 to 3 hours or until the apples
are tender. Do not cook on low. In a small bowl, whip the sour cream
and powdered sugar. Serve warm with dollops of the sour cream
mixture.
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