Christmas Capirotada - Mexican Bread Pudding – CasaQ

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cps. Brown Sugar or Piloncillo
• 3/4 cp Water
• 3/4 cp Orange Juice
• 1/2 cp Butter
• 1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon or 1 Cinnamon Stick
• 1/2 tsp Orange Extract
• 1/2 lb Queso Fresco or Monterey Jack, cubed
• 2 cps - Golden Delicious Apples, sliced
• 1/2 cp Dried Cranberries
• 1/2 cp Pecans, whole or chopped
• 1/2 Loaf of French or Sweet Bread or 3-4 Bolillos, sliced