Bread Pudding is a rich, heavy
cake or pudding made from pieces of bread soaked in milk and baked with eggs,
sugar, dried fruit, and spices, can be eaten hot or cold.
Ingredients:
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5 - 6 cups of bread cubes (cut into
bite sized pieces)
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4 large Eggs
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½ tsp pure Vanilla extract
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½ tsp ground Cinnamon (optional)
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5 tbsp Butter (unsalted, melted)
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1 cup Milk
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½ cup Sugar
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½ cup Cream
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½ dried fruit (optional)
Method:
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Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150
degrees C) and place rack in center of oven.
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First lightly grease the baking
dish with butter.
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Place the bread cubes and dried fruits in the
baking dish.
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Now with an electric mixer (or
you can use hand mixer), beat the Eggs and Sugar until thick.
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Now add the vanilla extract, and cinnamon,
melted butter, milk and cream. Beat them again for about 3 to 5 min.
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Then carefully pour prepared creamy
mixture over the bread cubes until completely covered. Press down the
bread cubes so they get covered.
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Now prepare a water bath for baking
dish. (To prepare a water bath for baking, put your filled baking dish in a
larger baking pan and add enough boiling-hot water to the large pan so as the
water reach halfway up the side of the smaller pan.)
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And bake for about 1hr (inserted
a toothpick in the center of it and if it comes out clean, it means it is
done).
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Remove the Bread Pudding from the
water bath.
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You can serve it warm or
cold with a dusting of confectioners' sugar. Or after cooling, you can decorate
with whipped cream.
Recipe Credit:
Cook Tip Tip A water bath is simply a pan of
hot water placed in the oven, and using this method has benefits in baking.
Like, a water bath adds moisture to the oven and this is important
for baking foods like cheesecakes, which tend to crack from the heat
of the oven, or custards, which can become rubbery without moisture .
