Peel, quarter, core and dice apples. Drizzle with lemon juice. Boil up apple juice, cinnamon stick and 2 tablespoons of sugar. Steam 1/3 apple cubes for about 5 minutes. Remove the cinnamon stick. Fold in remaining apple cubes
Cut the vanilla pod lengthwise and scrape out the pulp. Cut the yeast plait into approx. 1 cm thick slices. Mix milk, eggs, 2 tablespoons sugar and vanilla pulp
Pour the compote into 4 small or 1 large greased casserole dish. Place yeast plait slices on top and pour egg milk over it. Sprinkle with almonds. Bake in a hot oven (electric cooker: 200 °C / convection oven: 175 °C / gas mark 3) for approx. 30 minutes
Puree the apricots with the juice. Dust the "pyre" with icing sugar. Add the apricot sauce