Bagel Pudding With Prunes And Raisins Recipes

PRUNE PUDDING

Steps:

• Place prunes in a medium-size saucepan, pour in 2 cups hot water and let stand for 1 hour. Transfer saucepan to the stove and bring prunes to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, for 5 to 10 minutes until soft.
• Drain prunes, reserving the liquid, and roughly chop. Add more hot water to the reserved prune water so it totals 2 cups. Place prunes and prune water back in the saucepan and add the sugar, powdered cinnamon and cinnamon stick. Stir to combine and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make a slurry by mixing the cornstarch and 2 tablespoons cold water. Add the slurry to the prune mixture and cook over low heat for 5 minutes, stirring constantly, to thicken mixture. Remove the cinnamon stick and ladle the pudding into ramekins. Let cool, then chill in the refrigerator. Serve cold.

APPLE CINNAMON RAISIN BAGEL BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375° F. Chop bagels into bite size pieces.
• Lightly butter a 1 ½ quart pie plate or a baking dish
• Peel and slice apples thin. Toss apple wedges in a bowl with 2 tablespoons of the sugar and cinnamon.
• Melt butter in a non-stick skillet over moderate heat and cook apples, turning occasionally, until golden on both sides, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer to prepared dish with bagel pieces.
• Whisk together half and half, eggs, 1/3 cup sugar and vanilla in a large bowl until combined well.
• Pour mixture over apples and bagel pieces.
• Let stand at room temperature 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Bake in middle of oven until puffed and golden and toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.
• Cool for about one hour...pudding will set up.

CINNAMON BAGEL BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the eggs, milk and vanilla. Gently stir in bagels. Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish; let stand for 15 minutes or until bagels are softened. Meanwhile, place butter and brown sugar in a small saucepan; cook and stir over medium-low heat until sugar is melted. Pour over baking dish., Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until the top is puffed and center is almost set. Let stand for 15 minutes. Serve warm.

PLUM PUDDING I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 2 quart souffle or casserole dish.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time.
• In a separate bowl combine the citron, prunes, raisins and pecans. Stir in the flour and toss so that everything is coated with flour.
• To the butter mixture add the fruit and nut mixture along with the bread crumbs, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice. Mix well and transfer to prepared dish.
• Bake in preheated oven for 50 to 55 minutes, or until well browned.

SVISKER GRöT - NORWEGIAN PRUNE PUDDING

Steps:

• Wash prunes, cover with hot water and let stand for an hour; simmer until soft.
• Remove stones and add prunes back to cooking water; add sugar, salt, cinnamon and boiling water and simmer for ten minutes.
• Mix cornstarch with a little cold water to make a smooth paste; add to prune mixture and cook for five minutes, stirring constantly.
• Remove cinnamon and add lemon juice.
• Pour into a mold, chill and serve with cream.
• **Variation: fold in the stiffly-beaten whites of two eggs to which 2 tablespons of sugar have been added and 1/2 cup of nut meats (butternuts, hazlenuts, hickory nuts or walnuts).

CINNAMON RAISIN BAGEL BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• 1. Grease a 9x13" pan with nonstick spray. Tear the bagels into small chunks and place in the bottom of the pan.
• 2. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat, and add the brown sugar. Stir until the butter and brown sugar are bubbling and continue to stir and cook for 2 more minutes. Add the apples and continue to sir until the apples are well coated with the caramel mixture. Cook for 2 more minutes.
• 3. Spoon the apple mixture on top of the bagel pieces. Make sure you get all the juices.
• 4. In a bowl mix the eggs, half and half, sugar, vanilla and salt until the sugar is dissolved. Pour over the bagel mixture.
• 5. Cover the pan loosely with plastic wrap and place another pan on top to submerge the bagels in the liquid. Let it sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• 6. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Make sure you have a rack in the middle of the oven and another rack on the bottom of the oven. Place a rimmed backing sheet lined with foil on the bottom rack to catch any juices.
• 7. Remove the plastic wrap and cover the bread pudding with foil and bake for 45 minutes. Remove anillathe foil and continue baking for 15 more minutes. Let it cool before serving. Drizzle with the warm vanilla butter sauce.
• 8. To make the sauce, add the butter and both sugars, heavy cream, milk and salt to a sauce pan. Bring to a boil over medium high heat, then reduce the heat to medium low and simmer for 4-5 minutes Allow it to cool before serving.

BAGEL PUDDING WITH PRUNES AND RAISINS

Steps:

• Whisk together eggs, egg yolk, sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon in a large bowl until smooth. Whisk in half-and-half and milk. Add bagel cubes, and toss to coat. Let mixture sit, stirring occasionally, until bread absorbs some of the liquid, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter an 8-inch square baking dish (2 inches deep). Stir prunes and raisins into bagel mixture, and transfer to dish. Bake until top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 hour (if top browns too quickly, tent with foil). Let cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into squares, and serve with ice cream.