Apple Bread Pudding with whites

4 1/2 cups French bread, cut into cubes 1/3 cup raisins 2 1/2 cups apples , peeled and sliced 1 cup brown sugar , packed 1 3/4 cups half-and-half cream 1/4[...]

1 tablespoon butter , for baking dish 2 baking apples , peeled, cored and sliced 1/3 cup sugar (you may want more or less depending on the apples being used.)[...]