Banana Coconut Bread Pudding With Rum Sauce Food

BANANA COCONUT BREAD PUDDING WITH RUM SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl, combine bread cubes, eggs, bananas, cinnamon, condensed milk, coconut, butter, vanilla and salt.
• Stir well to combine.
• Leave sit for 15 minutes.
• Pour mixture into greased 9x9 inch pan.
• Sprinkle nuts evenly over top.
• Bake for 45-50 minutes or until knife inserted in centre tests clean.
• For sauce: Melt butter in saucepan, stir in flour.
• Add brown sugar, cream and milk.
• Bring to boil, lower heat and simmer until thickened.
• Remove from heat and stir in rum.
• Serve warm with pudding.
• If sauce becomes too thick, thin with a small amount of milk.

BANANA BREAD PUDDING WITH RUM SAUCE

Steps:

• FOR BANANA BREAD PUDDING:
• Combine raisins and 2 tablespoons rum in a small bowl. Let stand 20 minutes.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add bananas and 2 tablespoons sugar and cook until bananas are tender, about 2 minutes per side. Remove from heat. Combine whipping cream, eggs, vanilla extract and remaining 1/4 cup rum and 3 tablespoons sugar in a medium bowl and whisk to blend.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 9X5X3-inch loaf pan. Arrange 1/3 of bread strips crosswise in bottom of prepared pan. Arrange 6 banana pieces atop bread. Sprinkle with half of raisins and half of pecans. Arrange 1/3 of bread strips crosswise atop bananas. Pour half of egg mixture over. Arrange remaining banana pieces atop bread. Sprinkle with remaining raisins and pecans. Arrange remaining bread strips crosswise atop bananas. Pour remaining egg mixture over. Press gently on top layer to compact. Let stand 15 minutes.
• Bake bread pudding until puffed and golden and knife inserted into center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool slightly.
• Cut bread pudding into slices. Arrange on plates; drizzle with warm Rum Sauce and serve.
• MAKE RUM SAUCE (Makes about 1 cup):
• Melt butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add cream, sugar and salt. Bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat. Stir in rum. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm over low heat, stirring constantly.)

COCONUT BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine butter and sugar; mix well. Add eggs and extracts; beat on high speed until thickened. Stir in bananas. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to banana mixture. Fold in the chocolate, coconut and pecans. Transfer to two greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 70-75 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

INDIVIDUAL BREAD PUDDINGS WITH BANANA SAUCE

Steps:

• Make bread puddings:
• Whisk together eggs, sugar, and salt in a large bowl, then whisk in milk, vanilla, and cinnamon.
• Place 2 slices of bread in each buttered muffin cup, then divide custard among cups. Let stand, gently pressing down on bread occasionally, until soft and some of custard is absorbed, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Bake bread puddings in middle of oven until golden on top and a tester inserted in center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool slightly, about 5 minutes (puddings will sink slightly in center). Remove from pan, then cool on rack until warm, about 10 minutes more.
• Make sauce while puddings cool:
• Cut bananas crosswise into 1/3-inch-thick slices. Melt butter in a 1-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, then add brown sugar and cook, whisking, until smooth and combined well, about 1 minute. Add rum and bananas, then simmer, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes.
• Serve puddings warm with sauce spooned over them.

RUM BANANA SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the brown sugar, butter, cream and maple syrup. Cook and stir over medium heat until sauce is smooth, 4-5 minutes. Stir in bananas; heat through. Remove from the heat; stir in extract. Serve with ice cream.

MANGO COCONUT BREAD PUDDING WITH RUM SAUCE

Steps:

• Soak raisins in rum for 15 minutes then strain reserving rum for sauce.
• Butter a 9x11 casserole pan with 1/2 ounce butter.
• Place bread cubes in prepared pan top with raisins.
• Process in a food processor the egg mixture ingredients till smooth. Pour over bread, cover with plastic wrap and let soak for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven 350. Bake for 40 minutes top with 1 tablespoon coconut and bake 5-10 more minutes.
• Meanwhile melt the butter add 1 cup brown sugar and cream stir till dissolved. Add rum that was used to soak raisins.
• Serve pudding hot with lots of sauce and garnish with sliced mango.