Comfy Cuisine- Home Recipes from Family & Friends: Chunky Apple-Apricot Bread Pudding – one-be-one

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp. soft butter
• 1 cup plus 2 Tbsp. sugar
• 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 6 large eggs
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
• Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
• 3 cups day-old hearty white bread, cut in 1-inch cubes
• 1-1/2 lbs. firm baking apples, peeled, cored, and cut into 1-inch chunks (I used Braeburn)
• 6 Tbsp. apricot preserves
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped toasted walnuts