Bread Pudding With Sherry Sauce Food

RAISIN BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Place bread cubes in a greased 3-qt. slow cooker. In a large bowl, beat eggs and milk; stir in the sugar, butter, raisins and cinnamon. Pour over bread; stir. , Cover and cook on high for 1 hour. Reduce heat to low; cook for 3-4 hours or until a thermometer reads 160°., For sauce, melt butter in a small saucepan. Stir in flour until smooth. Gradually add water, sugar and vanilla. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with warm bread pudding.

ROCKY ROAD BREAD PUDDING WITH MARSHMALLOW SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter an 8 by 8-inch baking pan.
• To make the bread pudding. Put the brioche in a large bowl. In a medium bowl, whisk egg, yolks, and sugar until combined. Add milk, butter, brandy, and melted chocolate and whisk until combined. Pour mixture over cut brioche and let rest for 5 minutes. Add chopped chocolate, 1/4 of the marshmallows, and toasted pecans and stir gently to mix. Pour into buttered pan and cover aluminum foil. Put in a large roasting pan and place in oven. Pour hot water into the pan until pan is 1/2 full. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake 15 minutes more, or until an inserted toothpick or knife is removed clean.
• To make the marshmallow sauce. In a small pot, add 1/4 cup of water, bring to a boil, and add remaining marshmallows. Stir constantly until melted. To serve, cut a 1/2-inch square of bread pudding and garnish with some sauce. Serve immediately.

BEST BREAD PUDDING WITH VANILLA SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart baking dish.
• In a mixing bowl, whisk 3 eggs, white sugar, 2 tablespoons of light brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1/4 cup of butter, and 3 cups of whole milk together, and gently stir in the bread cubes and raisins. Lightly spoon the mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until browned and set in the middle, 50 to 55 minutes; cover the dish with foil after 30 minutes to prevent excessive browning. Let the pudding stand for 10 minutes before serving.
• For vanilla sauce, whisk 1/2 cup of light brown sugar, the flour, a pinch of cinnamon, 1 egg, 2 tablespoons of melted butter, 1 1/4 cups of whole milk,and salt together in a heavy saucepan until smooth. Heat over medium heat, whisking constantly, until thickened and the sauce coats the back of a spoon, 10 to 12 minutes. Stir in the vanilla extract. Pour sauce over warm bread pudding, or serve on the side in a bowl.

BREAD PUDDING WITH BOURBON SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine bread and milk in a large mixing bowl; set aside for 5 minutes.
• Add eggs, sugar, raisins, butter and vanilla; stir well.
• Spoon mixture into a greased 3 quart casserole.
• Bake, uncovered, at 325°F for 1 hour or until firm.
• Cool in pan at least 20 minutes before serving.
• Spoon into individual serving bowls; serve with Bourbon Sauce.
• Bourbon Sauce: Combine butter and sugar in a small saucepan; cook over medium, stirring frequently, until sugar dissolves.
• Add egg, stirring briskly with a wire whisk until well blended.
• Cook over medium heat 1 minute.
• Remove from heat, cool slightly; stir in bourbon.

BREAD PUDDING WITH BOURBON SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk together first seven ingredients; stir in bread and raisins. Transfer to a greased 4-qt. slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low 3 hours. (To avoid scorching, rotate slow cooker insert one-half turn midway through cooking, lifting carefully with oven mitts.) , For sauce, place butter, sugar and corn syrup in a small saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat; stir in bourbon. Serve warm sauce over warm bread pudding.

"DREAD" PUDDING WITH CHERRY "BLOOD" SAUCE

Steps:

• For the "dread" pudding: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter ten 6-ounce ramekins with the butter.
• Spread the sweet roll cubes on a baking sheet in a single layer. Bake until golden and lightly toasted, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool. Lower the oven temperature to 325 degrees F.
• Whisk together the cream, almond milk, sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla, salt and eggs and yolks in a large bowl. Transfer the toasted roll cubes to the mixture, toss to coat and allow to sit for 15 minutes.
• Fold the chocolate chips and cherries into the cream and bread mixture and evenly divide among the buttered ramekins. Bake until the tops are crispy and the custard has set, 30 to 40 minutes.
• For the cherry "blood" sauce: Meanwhile, combine the cherries, brandy, honey and salt in a blender and blend on high until smooth, about 1 minute. Transfer to a medium saucepan and add the butter. Place over medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened and reduced by about half, about 30 minutes.
• For the shortbread "tombstones:" On a baking sheet lined with parchment, lay the shortbread cookies smooth-side up. Add the white chocolate chips to a small glass or microwave-safe bowl and microwave in 15-second intervals until melted.
• Pick out icing letters to spell RIP or various names or initials. Using a toothpick, spread the melted white chocolate onto the back of the icing letters and glue them to the shortbread cookies to resemble tombstones. Spray each tombstone with the black food coloring mist spray and let dry for a few minutes. Spray each with the pearl food coloring mist spray and let dry for a few minutes.
• Serve the "dread" puddings with cherry "blood" sauce and garnish with the shortbread tombstones and mint sprigs.

NANNY'S STEAMED CRANBERRY PUDDING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together 2 cups flour, baking soda, 1 cup of white sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Stir in the milk, egg, and butter until well blended. Toss the cranberries in the remaining 1/4 cup of flour to coat, then fold them into the batter.
• Pour the batter into a greased round casserole dish with a lid, place the lid on, and then cover again with aluminum foil. Place the dish into a large roaster or stock pot, and fill with 3 to 4 inches of water. Place the lid on the outer pot, and cover with aluminum foil. Turn the heat to medium-high, and steam for 2 hours. Add more water if necessary after the first hour.
• For the sauce, mix together 1/2 cup of white sugar, brown sugar, butter, and heavy cream in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir occasionally until the mixture comes to a full boil. Boil for 1 minute, then remove from heat and stir in the vanilla. Refrigerate until chilled, then beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Serve slices of the steamed pudding with the brown sugar sauce, and a dollop of whipped cream.

CREAMY CRANBERRY BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Cut the crusts off the bread and cut into 1/2-inch cubes. You should have about 3 1/2 cups of cubes. Arrange on a baking sheet and toast in the oven until light golden brown, about 10 minutes. Watch carefully to make sure they do not brown too much; set aside to cool. Leave the oven on.
• In a saucepan, heat the half-and-half, cream, salt, and vanilla bean over medium heat, stirring occasionally to make sure the mixture doesn't burn or stick to the bottom of the pan. When the cream mixture reaches a fast simmer (do not let it boil), turn off the heat. Set aside to infuse 10 to 15 minutes.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk the eggs and sugar together. Whisking constantly, gradually add the hot cream mixture. Strain into a large bowl to smooth the mixture and remove the vanilla bean. Add the bread cubes, toss well and let soak until absorbed. Fold the mixture occasionally to ensure even soaking.
• In a small saucepan, heat the orange juice to a simmer. Add the cranberries and simmer until plumped and softened, about 5 minutes. Drain and reserve 1/4 cup for garnish.
• Fold in remaining 3/4 cup of cranberries into bread pudding mixture. Divide the mixture among 6 ramekins, custard cups, or dessert cups, (or use a deep baking dish). Divide the soaked bread among the dishes, then pour any remaining custard over the bread. Dot with remaining cranberries.
• Arrange the puddings in a hot water bath. Bake until set and golden brown on top, about 30 minutes for individual puddings and 40 to 45 minutes for 1 large pudding. Serve warm or chilled, dusted with confectioners' sugar.

BREAD PUDDING WITH SOUTHERN BOURBON SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place stale bread in a bowl with milk and squeeze the bread with your hand until well saturated with milk.
• With an electric mixer on high speed in a separate bowl, beat eggs with sugar until thick and pale. Stir in the vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, butter and raisins to the egg mixture. Add the soaked bread crumbs to the egg mixture and stir well. Let stand for 10 minutes. It is important to allow enough time for the bread to absorb the egg mixture or the bread crumbs will float to the top during baking, leaving a layer of custard on the bottom of the dish.
• Transfer the mixture to a greased baking dish. Bake until firm, or until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean, about 45 to 50 minutes. Let it slightly cool in the dish.
• Meanwhile, near the end of the baking time, make the sauce. With an electric mixer, beat egg yolks until thick and pale. In a saucepan, melt the butter and sugar. Pour the butter and sugar mixture over the egg yolks, beating constantly with the mixer, until well thickened. Stir in bourbon by hand. Serve the pudding warm with vanilla ice cream if desired. Pass the hot bourbon sauce separately.

MUSHROOM AND GRUYERE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Spray 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish with nonstick spray. Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add fresh mushrooms and onion; sauté 3 minutes. Add dried porcini; sauté until mushrooms are brown, about 8 minutes. Mix in tarragon and garlic; season with salt and pepper. Transfer to medium bowl.
• Add Madeira to same skillet; boil until reduced by half, stirring, about 1 minute. Whisk milk and eggs in large bowl to blend. Whisk in Madeira, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
• Arrange 6 bread slices over bottom of prepared dish. Top with mushroom mixture, half of Gruyère, and half of Parmesan cheese. Cover with remaining 6 bread slices. Drizzle egg mixture over; press gently to submerge bread. Cover; chill at least 1 hour and up to 3 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350°F Sprinkle remaining Gruyère and Parmesan cheese over bread pudding. Bake uncovered until bread pudding puffs and top is golden brown, about 40 minutes.

BREAD PUDDING FRENCH QUARTER-STYLE WITH RUM SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Bread Pudding: In large bowl, combine eggs, condensed milk,.
• water, butter, cinnamon and vanilla; beat well.
• Stir in bread cubes and raisins, if desired, moistening completely.
• Pour mixture into a buttered, 9", deep-dish pie plate.
• Bake until knife inserted in center comes out clean, 1 hour.
• Cool and serve with rum sauce, if desired.
• Refrigerate leftovers.
• Rum Sauce:.
• In a bowl, stir together confectioners' sugar, rum and enough cream to make smooth creamy sauce.
• Serve over bread pudding, if desired.
• Makes 8 servings.

RUBY'S BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Arrange bread in 1 layer in a shallow baking pan just large enough to hold it in 1 layer. Pour water over bread and soak 30 seconds. Turn bread over and soak until softened but not falling apart (parts of crust will remain firm), about 4 minutes more. Squeeze water from bread, then transfer bread to a buttered 13- by 9-inch glass baking dish or other 2 1/2-quart shallow baking dish.
• Whisk together eggs, milk, butter, sugars, vanilla, nutmeg, and salt and stir in raisins and pineapple. Pour mixture over bread and stir gently until combined well.
• Bake pudding, uncovered, in middle of oven until custard is just set, 45 to 50 minutes.

BREAD PUDDING WITH SHERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring 1/2 cup Sherry to boil in a heavy small saucepan. Add currants. Remove from heat. Cover and let stand 15 minutes to plump.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Butter an 8 inch square glass baking dish. Whisk milk, sugar, eggs, yolks, vanilla and cinnamon in large bowl. Arrange half of bread on bottom of prepared dish. Spoon Sherry and currants over. Arrange remaining bread over. Pour egg mixture over all. Let stand 15 minutes, pressing bread into egg mixture occasionally. Bake pudding until puffed and golden, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Transfer to rack.
• Bring half and half to a simmer in heavy medium saucepan. Whisk yolks, sugar and cornstarch in medium bowl. Gradually whisk in hot half and half. Return mixture to same saucepan. Stir over medium heat until mixture thickens and leaves path on back of spoon, about 3 minutes. Strain into bowl. Stir in Sherry. Serve pudding warm with warm sauce.

MINTED BREAD SAUCE

Steps:

• Finely chop 3 parts mint to 1 part finely chopped stale bread and stir in some olive oil until the mix has 'loosened.' Then balance the flavors by carefully seasoning and splashing in some vinegar to taste. The flavor improves with time as it sits.;

CHRISTMAS BREAD PUDDING WITH SHERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Remove crusts from bread; set crusts aside for another use. Cover bread slices with paper towels and let stand overnight. For custard, in a heavy medium saucepan combine 3 egg yolks, light cream, sugar, and salt. Cook and stir over medium heat. Continue cooking until mixture coats a metal spoon. Remove from heat; cool at once by placing saucepan in a sink of ice water and stirring for 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in 1½ teaspoons vanilla. Cover surface with clear plastic wrap. In a small bowl combine raisins. Place cherries in another bowl. Heat ¾ cup sherry until warm. Pour ⅔ cup sherry over raisins; pour remaining sherry over cherries. Set aside. Cut bread into ½ inch cubes (should have about 9 cups). In a bowl fold bread into custard until coated. Grease a 6 to ½ cup tower mold (without tube). Drain raisins and cherries, reserving sherry. Arrange one-fourth of cherries in bottom of the mold; sprinkle ⅓ cup raisins into the mold. Add one-fourth of bread-cube mixture. Sprinkle with 2 Tablespoons reserved sherry. Repeat layers three times, arranging cherries and raisins near edges of the mold. Lghtly ress last layer ith the back of a spoon. Pour remaining reserved sherry over all. Cover mold tightly with foil. Set mold into a 4 quart crockery cooker with liner in place. Pour 1 cup water into cooker around mold. Cover; cook on low heat setting about 5½ hours or on high-heat setting about 3 hours or until pudding springs back when touched. Meanwhile, for sherry sauce, in a mixing bowl combine 2 egg yolks, powdered sugar, 2 tablesponns sherry, and ¼ teaspons vanilla. In a small mixing bowl beat whipping cream with a rotary beater until soft peaks form. Gently fold whipped cream into egg-yolk mixture. Cover and chill until serving time. Remove mold from cooker and let stand 10 minutes. Carefully unmold pudding onto a serving platter. Serve warm with sherry sauce. (Or, remove pudding from mold, cover, and chill. To serve, return pudding to the same mold. Cover with foil and place in the cooker, then pour 1 cup water around mold. Cover; cook on high-heat setting for 5½ to 2 hours or until warm. Let stand 10 minutes; unmold and serve with sauce.) For 5 or 6 quart crockery cooker: Use 5½ cup water to pour around mold. Leave remaining ingredient amounts the same.

NEW ORLEANS BREAD PUDDING WITH WHISKEY SAUCE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Place the raisins and whiskey in a small saucepan and heat just until the mixture comes to a simmer. Remove from the heat and let stand for 20 to 30 minutes. Alternatively, place the raisins and whiskey in a cup and heat in the microwave oven for about 20 to 30 seconds, leaving to rest for 20 to 30 minutes.
• Slice the bread into 1/2-inch rounds and then cut the rounds into 1/2-inch cubes; you should have about 8 cups of bread cubes.
• In a large bowl, combine the half-and-half and whole milk with the eggs and brown sugar. Whisk until well blended. Add the vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, and dash of salt.
• Add the bread cubes and soaked raisins with their liquid to the bowl with the milk-egg mixture and stir to coat thoroughly. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Stir occasionally.
• While the mixture rests, preheat the oven to 325 F. Generously butter a 2 1/2-quart baking dish.
• Spoon the bread mixture into the prepared baking dish, distributing the raisins as evenly as possible.
• Bake the bread pudding in the preheated oven for about 1 hour, or until it is firm and golden brown. Remove the bread pudding to a rack to cool.
• Gather the ingredients.
• Combine the heavy cream, whole milk, and granulated sugar in a medium saucepan and set aside.
• In a small bowl or cup, whisk the cornstarch with the whiskey or bourbon.
• In another bowl, whisk the egg yolks and set aside.
• Place the saucepan with the cream mixture over medium heat and add the cornstarch mixture. Cook until the sauce comes to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce the heat to low and continue cooking for 3 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add about 1/2 cup of the hot mixture to the egg yolks while whisking constantly. By tempering the mixture you prevent the eggs from becoming curdled.
• Pour the egg yolk mixture into the saucepan and cook for 1 minute longer. Whisk in a pinch of salt, the butter, and vanilla, if using.
• Transfer the sauce to a bowl and if not serving immediately, place a sheet of plastic wrap directly on top to prevent a skin from forming. The sauce will thicken more as it stands. When ready to serve, spoon some of the warm sauce over each serving of bread pudding and enjoy.

BREAD PUDDING WITH SHERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring 1/2 cup Sherry to boil in a heavy small saucepan. Add currants. Remove from heat. Cover and let stand 15 minutes to plump. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter an 8-inch square glass baking dish. Whisk milk, sugar, eggs, yolks, vanilla and cinnamon in large bowl. Arrange half of bread on bottom of prepared dish. Spoon Sherry and currants over. Arrange remaining bread over. Pour egg mixture over all. Let stand 15 minutes, pressing bread into egg mixture occasionally. Bake pudding until puffed and golden, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Transfer to rack. Bring half-and-half to a simmer in heavy medium saucepan. Whisk yolks, sugar and cornstarch in medium bowl. Gradually whisk in hot half-and-half. Return mixture to same saucepan. Stir over medium heat until mixture thickens and leaves path on back of spoon, about 3 minutes. Strain into bowl. Stir in Sherry. Serve pudding warm with warm sauce. This recipe yields 6 servings. Recipe Source: TOO HOT TAMALES with Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # TH-6340 broadcast 01-08-1997) Downloaded from their Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com Formatted for MasterCook by MR MAD, aka Joe Comiskey - [email protected] 01-16-1997 Recipe by: Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken

SHERRY WINE BREAD

Steps:

• Mix together to cake consistency. Pour into 2 greased loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

CRANBERRY BREAD PUDDING AND AMARETTO SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, place egg, milk sugar, vanilla and
• Amaretto. Mix thoroughly. Add bread and cranberries and toss in the liquid. Set it aside to soak (10-15 minutes).
• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease muffin tin with butter. Fill the muffin cups and place on the middle rack of the oven Bake in the oven for approximately 25-30 minutes, or until the center is firm.
• Insert a skewer in to the middle to test, If it comes out wet, keep baking. While bread pudding is in the oven, prepare the Amaretto sauce.
• AMARETTO SAUCE:.
• In a pan, melt butter medium heat. Add sugar. When the sugar has dissolved and begins to caramelize add the cream and bring to a simmer. Stir occasionally , until the sauce begins to thicken.
• Add in toasted almonds and the Amaretto. Remove from heat. Drizzle the warm sauce over the bread pudding.