Romanian Apple Bread Pudding

Description
In Romanian: Budinca de mere

Ingredients

 * 5-6 tart apples,
 * 2 French baguettes (2-3 days old),
 * 3 cups milk,
 * 3 eggs,
 * 2 oz/50 g raisins or sour cherries from preserves,
 * 1/2 cup sugar,
 * 4 oz/100 g butter,
 * 1 teaspoon vanilla,
 * salt,
 * butter and bread crumbs for the mold

Directions

 * 1) Peel, halve, remove seeds and cut apples in finger thick slices.
 * 2) Cut the baguettes in finger thick slices too.
 * 3) Dunk each bread slice in a mixture of beaten eggs, milk, vanilla and salt.
 * 4) Grease a round mold or pan with butter and arrange soaked bread slices on the bottom and sides. On top of the bread slices, arrange apple slices.
 * 5) Then sprinkle with sugar and raisins or sour cherries from preserves.
 * 6) Then arrange another layer of soaked bread slices, then a layer of apple slices.
 * 7) Sprinkle with sugar and raisins or sour cherries from preserves.
 * 8) Continue until all apples are used up.
 * 9) The last layer must be bread slices.
 * 10) Pour the remaining egg-milk mixture on top. Dot with little pieces of butter.
 * 11) Bake until golden. Serve hot.