Chef Point Café Bread Pudding Recipe 415

CHEF POINT CAFé BREAD PUDDING RECIPE - (4.1/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Generously spray a deep 13x9-inch baking dish with baking spray. Layer half of Texas toast slices in bottom of prepared pan. Top with cubed French bread. In a large bowl, whisk together cream, half-and-half, milk, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until smooth. Divide mixture in half. Pour half of cream mixture over bread. Lightly press bread with hands, making sure French bread is soaked. Place remaining Texas toast slices on French bread cubes. Gradually pour remaining cream mixture on Texas toast layer. Press with hands, making sure to soak bread completely. Spray tops of bread cubes heavily with baking spray. Cover the bread with plastic wrap, then cover with aluminum foil. Place baking dish on a rimmed baking sheet. Pour water on baking sheet. Bake for 1 hour.Remove from oven, and allow to set in refrigerator for 2 hours. Reheat in a 300°F oven for 20 to 30 minutes, or until warm. Cut, and serve topped with Cognac Sauce. Cognac Sauce Makes about 13/4 cups 1/2 cup butter 1 cup sugar 2 cups water, divided 2 tablespoons cognac Combine butter, sugar, and 11/2 cups water in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil. Boil until reduced by half, about 25 minutes. Add cognac and remaining 1/2 cup water. Whisk mixture, and return to a boil. Remove from heat and gradually cool down by whisking.

CLASSIC BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish; set aside. Put bread in a large bowl; set aside. Heat milk and cream in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat until just about to simmer; remove from heat.
• Whisk eggs, yolk, sugar, salt, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a medium bowl. Whisking constantly, pour cream mixture in a slow, steady stream into egg mixture. Pour over bread; fold to combine. Let stand 30 minutes, tossing and pressing occasionally to submerge bread.
• Meanwhile, soak raisins in 1 cup boiling water for 30 minutes.
• Drain; stir raisins into bread mixture. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. With a slotted spoon, transfer bread to buttered dish; pour liquid in bowl over top. Using spoon, turn top layer of bread crust side up.
• Set dish in a roasting pan; transfer to oven. Pour boiling water into pan to reach about halfway up sides of dish. Bake until golden brown, about 50 minutes. Let dish cool on a rack 10 to 20 minutes.

BEST BREAD PUDDING RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x13" baking dish. Mix together white sugar, egg & milk in a bowl, add vanilla. Put bread cubes and raisins in 9x13 dish and pour the milk mixture over the top and let set for 10 minutes. In another bowl mix and crumble the topping mixture. Sprinkle on top of the bread mixture. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until set. While the bread mixture is baking make the sauce. SAUCE: Mix the brown sugar and flour together, add the butter, milk and salt. Mix well then add the egg, whisk well. Heat in a heavy saucepan until it thickens. Stirring constantly as not to burn. When it thickens remove from heat and add the vanilla. Pour over the baked bread pudding about 10 minutes after coming out of the oven.

CHEF POINT CAFé BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Generously spray a deep 13x9-inch baking dish with baking spray.
• Layer half of Texas toast slices in bottom of prepared pan. Top with cubed French bread.
• In a large bowl, whisk together cream, half-and-half, milk, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until smooth. Divide mixture in half. Pour half of cream mixture over bread. Lightly press bread with hands, making sure French bread is soaked.
• Place remaining Texas toast slices on French bread cubes. Gradually pour remaining cream mixture on Texas toast layer. Press with hands, making sure to soak
• bread completely.
• Spray tops of bread cubes heavily with baking spray. Cover the bread with plastic wrap, then cover with aluminum foil.
• Place baking dish on a rimmed baking sheet. Pour water on baking sheet. Bake for 1 hour.Remove from oven, and allow to set in refrigerator for 2 hours.
• Reheat in a 300° oven for 20 to 30 minutes, or until warm.
• Cut, and serve topped with Cognac Sauce.
• Cognac Sauce
• Combine butter, sugar, and 11/2 cups water in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil.
• Boil until reduced by half, about 25 minutes. Add cognac and remaining 1/2 cup water.
• Whisk mixture, and return to a boil. Remove from heat and gradually cool down by whisking.