Apple Bread Pudding Vegan

This took a VERY long time to make. But it usually takes me longer the first time I make something and the kids are both sick today so I had to deal with sick kids.  In the end it took about 3 hours from start to finish.  I think it was worth it.  This is also the first time I have used Flax seed as an egg re placer.  I was very happy with the outcome – because if I am being honest I was a little weary of it! I found this on the internet and made a few small tweaks.  It tastes as good as the first picture I saw of it! : )

Ingredients for the Apple Bread
2 1/2 cups of whole wheat flour
1 cup of brown sugar
1/4 cup of white granulated sugar
1 tsp of nutmeg
1 tsp of cinnamon
1 tsp backing powder
2 flax eggs ( 2 tbsp of flax seeds + 6 tbsp of water)
1/4 cup of maple syrup (I used Maple flavored Agave)
1/4 cup of soy milk (I used rice milk its better for you then soy)
3/4 cup of applesauce (I used home canned that already had cinnamon in it)
1 apple cored, peeled, and chopped


Ingredients for topping
3 cups of soy milk (again Rice milk)
1 tbsp of cinnamon
1 tsp of all spice
1 tsp of vanilla
1 tbsp of maple syrup (I used Maple flavored Agave)
2 tbsp of sugar
3/4 cup of chopped walnuts (I probably used more then that)

Directions
1) Preheat oven to 350, in a mixing bowl combine all dry ingredients (flour, cinnamon, nutmeg baking powder, and sugars) If you have a kitchen mixer I would use it hear before the apples, and then hand stir the apples in. This batter is thick!
2) In a separate bowl combine together all wet ingredients (apple sauce, vanilla, maple syrup, flax eggs, and soy milk) add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix thoroughly
3) Toss chopped apples in cinnamon and sugar mixture and then fold apples into batter, pour batter into a 9 x 11 in baking pan and bake thoroughly for 30 minutes or until bread is firm and all the way cooked through, let cool for 10 minutes
4) Slice bread into long slices a little bigger than 1 inches in width. Place on a greased baking sheet for an addition 10 minutes (5 on each side to help bread become more firm and dry)
5) Cut bread into cubes about 1 inch thick and place on the bottom on a grease 9 x 13 ” baking sheet, in a side bowl combine ingredients to make bread pudding ( Soy (Rice) milk, vanilla, syrup, walnuts and spices) Pour mixture over bread cubes and let bake for 40 minutes or until the liquid begins to bubble.
6) Remove from heat and let sit (don’t worry if there is still liquid in your pan it will become absorbed once you let the dessert sit.)

ENJOY!