Brandied Pear Bread Pudding Food

PEAR BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, stir together the brown sugar, 1/4 cup white sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt. Mix in the butter and 1 tablespoon of vanilla just until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, 1 cup white sugar, half-and-half, 1 teaspoon of vanilla, pear brandy and salt.
• Line the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish with a layer of bread. Top with a layer of pear. Pour about 1/4 of the custard over the layers followed by about 1/3 of the heavy cream. Sprinkle with some of the crumb topping. Repeat layers until you are out of ingredients, ending with the crumb topping on top. Press down on the layers as needed to help them absorb the liquid. Cover the pan with parchment paper then seal with aluminum foil. Place another baking pan on top or two dinner plates to keep it from puffing while it bakes.
• Place the pudding onto a larger pan or cookie sheet with sides. Pour boiling water into the bottom pan until it is half way full.
• Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, then reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and continue baking for 25 minutes. Pudding is done when a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.

BRANDY BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Cover raisins with brandy or water.
• Set aside.
• Melt butter or margarine.
• Break up bread, set aside.
• Combine brown sugar, cinnamon, allspice.
• Reserve 3 tablespoons of this mixture for topping.
• Pour melted margarine on before you toss the bread crumbs. Your sugar mixture will stick better that way.
• Toss bread with remaining sugar mixture.
• Place 1/2 of bread mixture in a lightly greased 1 1/2 quart baking dish.
• Drain raisins, place 1/2 raisins over bread crumbs.
• Repeat layers.
• Combine egg, salt, and vanilla in a bowl.
• Beat for 1 minute.
• Add milk slowly.
• Pour over mix in dish.
• Let stand for 5 minutes.
• Sprinkle reserved sugar mix on top.
• Bake at 325F for 45 to 50 minutes.

BRANDIED PEARS

Steps:

• Fill a large bowl halfway with cold water, and add lemon juice. Peel pears as carefully and smoothly as possible, leaving stems attached. Place pears in water as they are peeled.
• Combine sugar, cinnamon sticks, and 3 quarts water in a large stockpot. Drain pears, and add to pot. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until just tender when pierced with a knife, 10 to 30 minutes, depending on size and ripeness.
• Remove pears from liquid with a slotted spoon, and divide evenly among three quart jars.
• Raise heat under pot to high, and cook liquid until reduced to 2 cups, about 50 minutes. Remove from heat; strain liquid through a sieve lined with cheesecloth into a bowl. Divide the liquid evenly among the jars, and add about 1 cup brandy, or enough to cover pears, to each. Allow jars to cool, and screw on lids. Refrigerate for several weeks before eating to allow flavors to develop.

MOM'S FARINA BREAKFAST PUDDING

Steps:

• Mix farina, sugar and salt.
• In a saucepan, bring milk to a boil then briskly stir in farina mixture.
• Lower heat, cooking and stirring constantly for 3 minutes.
• Add butter, then remove from heat and sir in eggs and vanilla.
• (Eggs will cook from the heat, but you may use pasteurized frozen egg product if you wish.) Pour mixture into individual custard cups rinsed in cold water.
• Refrigerate overnight and serve chilled (unmolded or not) with crushed berries, if you wish.

TOFFEE-PEAR CRISP BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small saucepan, combine milk, caramel topping, butter, cinnamon and ginger. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until butter is melted. Remove from heat., Whisk eggs in a large bowl; gradually whisk in a third of the milk mixture. Stir in remaining milk mixture. Add bread; stir to coat. Let stand 10 minutes. Gently stir in pears; transfer to a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, 20 minutes., Meanwhile, for topping, in a small bowl, combine flour and brown sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in toffee bits; sprinkle over bread pudding. Bake, uncovered, 20-25 minutes longer or until puffed, golden and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Serve warm. Refrigerate leftovers.

NEW ORLEANS BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine raisins and brandy. Bring to a boil. Remove from the heat; cover and set aside. Brush a shallow 2-1/2-qt. baking dish with 1 tablespoon butter; sprinkle with sugar and set aside., In a large bowl, combine the eggs, cream, brown sugar, vanilla, salt and nutmeg. Stir in remaining butter and reserved raisin mixture. Gently stir in bread; let stand for 15 minutes or until bread is softened. , Transfer to prepared dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean., For sauce, in a small saucepan, combine the brown sugar, cornstarch and salt; gradually add water. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in butter and vanilla. Serve with bread pudding.

BAKED PEAR PUDDING

Steps:

• Drain and chop the pears, 1/2" chunks, reserve 1 cup of syrup.
• Toss together the nuts, cinnamon, pears& biscuit mix.
• Place this mixture in a shallow baking dish.
• in a saucepan combine the pear syrup, brown sugar& butter.
• Heat to boiling, add lemon zest and lemon juice.
• Pour over the pears in the baking dish.
• Bake in 375F oven for 30 minutes serve warm.

PEACHY PEAR BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven 350°F.
• Spread margarine thinly on both sides of slices of bread. Cut each slice into 3/4-inch cubes. Place bread in an 8-inch square baking dish that has been lightly sprayed with vegetable spray.
• Arrange peaches and pears on top of bread and sprinkle cranberries over all.
• In a medium bowl, beat egg, egg substitute, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg until well combined.
• Gradually add milk to egg mixture, stirring well. Stir in vanilla.
• Pour egg mixture over bread mixture; do not stir.
• Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until pudding is lightly browned.
• Serve warm topped with a small amount of fat-free whipped topping if desired.

PEAR BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Heat rum mixture and pour over raisins; set aside.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in frypan, add pears and cook 5 minutes.
• Add 1/4 cup sugar, stir and cook 2 more minutes and then put aside.
• Place bread in bowl.
• Scald milk and pour over bread.
• Let soak 5 minutes.
• Add raisin mixture and pears with syrup.
• Beat together eggs, rest of sugar, vanilla and stir in bread mixture.
• Pour in buttered baking dish, bake at 350°F for 50 minutes.

BRANDIED PEAR BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Spray a 9-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Cut pear slices in half and add to dish with bread cubes. In a medium bowl, whisk together milk, sugar, brandy, vanilla, cinnamon and eggs.
• Slowly whisk in butter, then pour over bread and pears, tossing lightly to coat bread with egg mixture. Sprinkle with pecans and let stand for about 30 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.
• Place baking dish in a larger, shallow baking dish and add hot water until it reaches halfway up the side of the smaller dish. Bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Remove both pans from oven, remove baking dish from water bath and let cool slightly. Serve warm with Brandy Cream or lightly sweetened whipped cream.
• Brandy Cream:.
• Beat 1/2 cup heavy cream and 2 tablespoons powdered sugar in a medium chilled mixing bowl until soft peaks form. Add 1 tablespoons brandy and beat until stiff peaks form.