Bread Butter Pudding With A Twist Food

BREAD & BUTTER PUDDING WITH A TWIST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275°F Lightly grease a 13x9in. deep baking dish.
• Soak the raisins in the sherry while you prepare everything else, covered, stirring occasionally.
• Stir the milk, cream, sugar & vanilla in a large, heavy saucepan over medium heat until the sugar dissolves and the mixture is warm, about 10 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly.
• Whisk the whole eggs & egg yolks together in a large bowl. Very slowly, whisk in the warm milk mixture.
• Place the croissant pieces in the baking dish. Pour the custard over the croissant pieces, and sprinkle with raisins (strained out of their sherry) and a few dashes of cinnamon.
• Press gently to submerge the croissants & raisins. Let stand for 20 minutes.
• Place the baking dish in a large roasting pan. Fill the roasting pan halfway up the baking dish with boiled water. Place the roasting pan with the baking dish inside, in the oven.
• Bake until pudding is firm, 1 hour 20 minutes. Check by gently inseting a sharp knife - it should feel solid and come out clean.
• Serve warm right away, or cold the next day.

BREAD-AND-BUTTER PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cut enough baguette into 1-inch cubes to measure 4 cups and in a shallow baking pan toast bread in middle of oven until crisp but not golden, about 5 minutes. Melt butter and in an 8-inch square baking pan toss with bread.
• In a bowl whisk together milk, cream, eggs, sugar, vanilla, and a pinch salt and pour over bread, stirring to coat. Chill pudding, covered, 1 hour.
• Bake pudding in middle of oven until just set but still trembles slightly, about 50 minutes. Serve pudding warm or at room temperature.

CHOC CHIP BREAD & BUTTER PUDDING

Steps:

• Spread butter liberally over bread slices.
• Remove crusts& cut to fit into a loaf pan.
• Beat eggs& sugar until pale in colour, gradually blend in milk& vanilla.
• Place a layer of bread in a greased pan& sprinkle some choc chips on top.
• Pour egg mixture over the first layer to just cover.
• Allow to soak a minute or two.
• Continue layering bread, choc chips& egg mixture until pan is full, finishing with bread.
• Drizzle with remaining egg mixture.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon& nutmeg.
• Place the pan in a baking dish filled with water to come halfway up the sides of the loaf pan.
• Bake in a moderate oven (180c) for 1 hour or until firm.

BREAD & BUTTER PUDDING

Steps:

• Soak sultanas and currants in the rum for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 180C degrees.
• Fill a roasting pan with enough hot water to come halfway up the side of the 1 quart baking dish you plan to use for the pudding.
• Place it in the oven.
• Butter the baking dish.
• Butter the bread.
• Cut into triangles and arrange in the dish, alternately with the fruit, until all are used.
• In a bowl, whisk together the eggs and sugar until pale.
• Heat the milk to boiling point and whisk into the egg mixture.
• Add any remaining rum and the vanilla.
• Pour over the bread and let stand for 10 minutes to allow it to soak up the egg custard.
• Place the dish in the roasting pan in the oven and cook for 40-45 minutes, or until the custard is just set.
• If the top browns too quickly, place tin foil over it to prevent burning.
• Serve warm with ice cream or cream.