Ingredients

• 900g/2lb unsalted butter
• 600g/1lb 5oz caster sugar
• 5kg/11lb Bramley apples
• peeled
• cored and chopped
• 60 slices white bread
• crusts removed

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4.
• Heat 250g/9oz of the butter in a large saucepan
• add the sugar and the apples and cook for 20 minutes or until the apples have broken down.
• Place the remaining butter in a microwaveable dish and heat for 3-4 minutes
• or until melted.
• Cut each slice of bread into four strips and dip into the melted butter. Line five 1.2 litre/2 pint pudding basins with the bread
• overlapping the slices slightly
• reserving some bread to place on the top.
• Fill the lined basins with the apple mixture and top with the remaining bread that has been dipped in butter.
• Bake in the oven and cook for 30 minutes or until golden-brown on top.