Croissant pudding with apple and caramel

Ingredients

Pudding :

• 4 cups milk
• 1 lemon peel
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 3 croissants (or bread)
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 apples
• 1,5 Tbsp butter

Caramel :

• 1/3 cup sugar
• some water

Materials

• Mold 18 cm diameter

Preparation

• Warm up the milk with lemon peel and cinnamon stick during 15 minutes over a low heat.
• Peel and cut the apples. Put them in a bowl with butter and microwave 4 minutes.
  
• Beat the eggs with the sugar.
• Remove milk from heat. Remove the lemon peel and the cinnamon stick. Add the croissant slices. Allow to soak 5 minutes.
  
• Pour this preparation in a bowl and add the eggs + sugar + apples.
• Make the caramel : in a pot on medium heat, put the sugar and some water, and leave until caramel forms. Immediately take it out of the heat and pour it into the greased mould.
  
• Pour the pudding batter on top of the caramel and bake 1h15min in a water bath at 350°F (180°C).
• Let it cool down and unmold carefully.
  
• Put some whipped cream on top.