Paula Deans Bread Pudding Recipes

PAULA DEEN BREAD PUDDING RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350. Grease a 13X 9X 2-inch pan. Combine granulated sugar, eggs, and milk in a bowl; add vanilla and pour over cubed bread. Let sit for 10 minutes. In another bowl, combine and crumble together brown sugar, butter and pecans. Pour bread mixture into prepared pan. Sprinkle brown sugar mixture over the top and bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until set. Remove from oven. FOR SAUCE: Mix granulated sugar, butter, egg, and vanilla in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir until the sugar is melted. Mix in the brandy, stirring well. Pour over bread pudding. Serve warm or cold.

CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 °F.
• Lightly grease a 13 by 9-inch baking dish fill with bread cubes.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the milk, cream, and liqueur. In another bowl, combine sugar and light brown sugar with the cocoa powder and mix well. Add the cocoa mixture to the milk mixture and whisk to combine.
• In a medium bowl, add the vanilla extract, almond extract, and the cinnamon to the beaten eggs. Combine the egg mixture with the milk mixture and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour the mixture evenly over the bread cubes; let stand, stirring occasionally, for at least 20 minutes, or until the bread has absorbed most of the milk mixture. Bake the pudding for 1 hour, or until set; a cake tester inserted into the center of the pudding should come out clean.
• Serve the pudding warm or cold, with Pecan Rum Flambe, dessert sauce.
• Pecan Rum Flambe Sauce:
• In a large skillet, melt the stick butter and add brown sugar, stir together. Add the pecans and cook until sugar has caramelized over medium-high heat. Turn off the stove and pour in the rum. Stand back and carefully light with a long lighter. Be careful; a flame will shoot up above the pan. As the alcohol cooks out, the flame will die down. Serve over chocolate bread pudding.

OLD FASHIONED SOUTHERN BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Whisk together the milk and half and half. Tear the bread into small pieces and put into a large bowl for soaking. Pour the milk mixture all over the top. Let sit for about 10 minutes. Stir.
• In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs with the sugar and vanilla until well blended.
• Rough chop the fruit, but don't puree it.
• Add the raisins and fruit to the egg mixture, pour over the bread and gently mix.
• Butter a 9 x 9 inch baking dish and coat the dish all along the sides and bottom. Spoon the bread pudding mixture into the dish, but do not pack.
• Bake uncovered at 350 degrees F for about 1 hour, or until bubbly on the sides, golden brown on top and set in the middle. Let cool for about 5 minutes before cutting into squares.
• Drizzle each serving with whiskey sauce if desired. Doubles great.

CINNAMON-CROISSANT BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine croissants and next 3 ingredients.
• In another large bowl, whisk together cream and next 6 ingredients until smooth. Add to croissant mixture, stirring to combine. Cover and chill for at least 4 hours, or refrigerate up to 24 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350°. Spray a 3-quart baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Pour croissant mixture into prepared dish. Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Bake for 45 to 55 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cover with foil halfway through baking time to prevent excess browning, if necessary.

THE BEST BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350º. Grease a 13 by 9 by 2-inch pan.
• Mix together 2 cups granulated sugar, 5 eggs and milk in a bowl; add 2 teaspoons vanilla. Pour over cubed bread and let sit for 10 minutes.
• In another bowl, mix and crumble together brown sugar, 1/4 cup softened butter and pecans.
• Pour bread mixture into prepared pan. Sprinkle brown sugar mixture over the top and bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until set. Remove from oven.
• For the sauce:
• Mix together 1 cup granulated sugar, 1/2 cup melted butter, 1 egg, and 2 teaspoons vanilla in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir together until the sugar is melted. Add the brandy, stirring well. Pour over bread pudding. Serve warm or cold.

ZUCCHINI BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 °F. In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, nutmeg, baking soda, cinnamon and sugar. In a separate bowl, combine oil, eggs, water, zucchini and lemon juice. Mix wet ingredients into dry, add nuts and fold in. Bake in 2 standard loaf pans, sprayed with nonstick spray, for 1 hour, or until a tester comes out clean. Alternately, bake in 5 mini loaf pans for about 45 minutes. Makes 2 loaves.