Fruity Bread Pudding For Two Recipes

BREAD PUDDING FOR 2

Steps:

• Spray two 6 to 7 oz ramekins with non-stick cooking spray; preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cube bread and measure out 1 cup of cubes, place cubes in prepared ramekins and divided the raisins or blueberries between the two.
• In a small dish, beat together the milk, egg or egg substitute, stir in brown sugar, cinnamon and vanilla; mixing well.
• Pour the mixture evenly over the bread cubes and drizzle with melted butter.
• Place on a cookie sheet, just in case it cooks over, and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a knife inserted near center comes our clean.
• Serve warm.

BREAD PUDDING FOR TWO

Steps:

• Divide bread between two greased 8-oz. baking dishes; set aside. In a bowl, beat eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Pour over bread. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool slightly. Serve warm.

BREAD FRUIT PUDDING (FEATURED RECIPE THE OLIVE GARDEN)

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350ºF.
• PUDDING PREPARATION.
• SOAK bread in milk for 2 minutes until evenly saturated.
• BLEND eggs, cream, salt, sugar, lemon zest, flour and cornmeal. Add apples, pear, grapes and raisins.
• COAT a 10 - 12 inch baking pan generously with butter. Add bread mixture to pan, spreading out evenly to the edges. Top with fruit batter mixture, spreading out evenly. Sprinkle with rosemary, sugar and drizzle with olive oil.
• BAKE for approximately one hour or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• PLATING SUGGESTION.
• Serve the pudding warm with ice cream.
• Garnish with rosemary sprig.
• VARIATIONS.
• Drizzle with caramel sauce.
• Bake in individual baking cups.
• Use melted vanilla ice cream for vanilla sauce.
• Add 1 tablespoons cinnamon to recipe.

TRADITIONAL FRUITY AND SPICED BREAD PUDDING - WITH BRANDY!

Steps:

• First marinate the fruit & peel in the brandy - set aside.
• Tear the bread into even sized pieces and soak in the milk for about 30 minutes.
• Pre-heat oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
• Melt the butter in the microwave or a small saucepan.
• In a large roomy bowl, mix the sugar, beaten eggs, melted butter, spices, orange & lemon zest together, then add the brandy-soaked fruits & mix well again.
• Tip it all into the milk soaked bread.
• Mix it all together - and then pour into a well buttered baking dish.
• Sprinkle demerara sugar on top & add some grated nutmeg if you wish.
• Bake for 1 hour, or until the bread pudding is well puffed up, crispy and golden brown. It will sink on cooling, but that's fine!
• Cut into squares - serve warm with cream, ice-cream or custard.
• As a final flourish - you can also grate some orange zest over the cream etc!
• N.B. You can also make this with Brioche or any type of Bread product, as long as it it not too savoury.