Elegant Bread Pudding Recipes

BREAD PUDDING PEAR PIE

Steps:

• Coarsely chop pears; place in a greased 9-in. deep-dish pie plate. In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar. Add the milk, vanilla, lemon zest and salt; mix well. Stir in crumbled English muffins; pour over pears. bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-40 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool slightly on a wire rack., For butterscotch sauce, combine brown sugar and butter in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat until butter is melted. gradually add 1/2 cup cream. Bring to a slow boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla; set aside., In a small bowl, beat the remaining cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar; beat until stiff peaks form. Cut into wedges. Garnish with whipped cream and pear slices if desired. serve with butterscotch sauce.

RESTAURANT STYLE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water and let sit for 10 minutes.
• Add warmed milk, sugar, salt, and butter. Slowly stir in flour to form dough.
• Knead bread dough on lightly floured surface.
• Let rise until double.
• Punch down dough and form into a loaf.
• Let rise in loaf pan until double.
• Bake 400 degrees for 30 minutes or until done.
• Let bread cool.
• Cut bread into 1" cubes.
• Place cubes into a deep casserole dish.
• Toss in the raisins.
• In a separate bowl mix together custard ingredients. Pour over the bread and sprinkle top with coarse sugar crystals.
• Bake 375 degrees for 60 minutes.
• Serve warm.
• Note: You can double the bread recipe and have an extra loaf. I often make the bread the day before. You could use a dense store bought bread but you won't get the same results.

ELEGANT BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Arrange bread cubes evenly in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish; sprinkle with raisins. In a large bowl, beat the eggs, half-and-half cream, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and orange zest; pour over bread. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30 minutes. Cover with foil and bake 15 minutes longer or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. , For sauce, in a saucepan, combine the brown sugar, butter and whipping cream; cook and stir over low heat until smooth. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Serve bread pudding in bowls with caramel sauce and whipped cream if desired.

SWEET AND ELEGANT BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• DIce enough bread slices to fill two 16 to 20 ounce baking dish. Grease your baking dishes and add the diced bread and raisins.
• In a mixing bowl mix together eggs, 1 cup of heavy whipping cream, 1/2 cup brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Pour half of mixture over each bread bowl.
• Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Check the center with a toothpick. If toothpick comes out clean remove from oven. If not, cover bowls and bake for another 10 to 15 minutes.
• Sauce-- Mix 1/2 Cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup butter, and 1/4 cup whipping cream. Heat on low until melted and bubbley. Add Vanilla and stir.
• Pour caramel sauce over each bowl, approximately 1/3 of the caramel per bowl. The other third is for later! Enjoy!