Dons White Chocolate Bread Pudding Food

WHITE CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300.
• Slice french bread into half inch round croutons and set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine eggs and egg yolks.
• Whipe until well blended.
• In a large saucepan, combine whipping cream, milk, and sugar.
• Bring mixture to a low simmer, then add white chocolate.
• Whisk until chocolate is completely melted.
• Remove from heat and stir in whipped eggs.
• Blend thoroughly to keep eggs from scrambling.
• In a buttered 9 x 13 baking dish, place bread slices in 2-3 layers.
• Pour half the the cream mixture over the bread and allow it to soak up most of the mixture before adding the rest.
• Press the bread gently, allowing the cream mix to be evenly absorbed.
• Cover the dish and let it soak at last 5 hours prior to baking.
• Bake covered for 1 hour and then remove cover and bake another 45 minutes until top has browned.
• Note: This is best if chilled overnight, then cut into squares and reheated in individual portions in the microwave.
• Serve with caramel sauce.

WHITE CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Cut the brioche loaf into 1 inch dice. Place in a 2 quart baking dish. Drizzle with melted butter. Toss chunked white chocolate with bread cubes.
• Combine milk, cream, sugar, and vanilla bean and bring to a boil over medium heat until sugar is disolved. Whisk eggs until smooth. Add hot milk mixture to eggs slowly, stirring contsantly. Do not wisk or custard will have a great deal of foam on the surface. Skim foam from custard. Strain custard over bread and chocolate. Let stand for 10 minutes to allow custard to soak into bread.
• Place baking dish in another larger pan. Pour hot water into larger dish to reach 1 inch up side of dish. Bake the bread pudding for about 45 minutes to 1 hour, until custard is set and brioche is golden.

CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place bread in a round, buttered, deep dish pie plate. In a medium bowl whisk together eggs, milk, sugar, a dash of salt, vanilla, cocoa, and cinnamon . Add chocolate chips. Pour over bread and gently mix. Let sit for 15 minutes, so bread can absorb mixture. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes until firm but not dry.

CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter an 11-by-7-inch (or 9-inch square) baking dish; set aside. Toast bread (in the oven or toaster) until lightly crisped.
• In a medium saucepan, combine milk, chocolate, and butter; place over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until chocolate has melted, about 5 minutes.
• Tear bread into large pieces (about 4 or 5 per slice); scatter evenly in prepared baking dish. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, granulated sugar, and vanilla. Whisk in warm milk mixture until combined. Pour over bread.
• Bake until pudding has puffed and is firm, about 25 minutes. Cool at least 10 minutes, and dust with confectioners' sugar just before serving.

WHITE-CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING WITH POACHED CHERRIES

Steps:

• Make pudding:
• Butter an 8-inch square glass baking dish. Cut enough bread into 3/4-inch cubes to measure 6 cups. Chop chocolate.
• In a small heavy saucepan bring 1 cup cream just to a boil and add chocolate. Remove pan from heat and let mixture stand, covered, undisturbed. In another small heavy saucepan bring milk and remaining cup cream to a gentle simmer. In a bowl with an electric mixer beat together whole eggs, yolks, sugar, and a pinch salt on medium speed 5 minutes. With mixer running, add milk mixture in a slow stream, beating until combined well. Whisk chocolate mixture until smooth and add with vanilla to egg mixture. Beat mixture until combined well.
• Arrange bread cubes in baking dish. Pour cream mixture over bread and with a spoon push bread down into mixture to coat evenly. Chill pudding, covered, 1 1/2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Put baking dish in a large baking pan and add enough hot water to pan to reach halfway up sides of dish. Bake pudding in middle of oven 45 to 50 minutes, or until set and springy to the touch. Transfer pudding to a rack and cool 30 minutes before serving.
• Poach cherries while pudding is baking:
• In a saucepan bring wine, water, and sugar to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Add cherries and remove pan from heat. Let mixture stand, covered, 1 hour. Drain cherries in a sieve and discard liquid.
• Serve pudding with cherries and whipped cream.

WHITE CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275°F. Arrange bread cubes on baking sheet. Bake until light golden and dry, about 10 minutes. Transfer baking sheet to rack; cool completely. Increase oven temperature to 350°F.
• Combine 3 cups whipping cream, 1 cup milk and 1/2 cup sugar in heavy large saucepan. Bring to simmer over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat. Add 10 ounces white chocolate (about 1 3/4 cups) and stir until melted and smooth. Whisk yolks and eggs in large bowl to blend. Gradually whisk in warm chocolate mixture.
• Place bread cubes in 2-quart glass baking dish. Add half of chocolate mixture. Press bread cubes into chocolate mixture. Let stand 15 minutes. Gently mix in remaining chocolate mixture. Cover dish with foil.
• Bake pudding 45 minutes. Uncover and bake until top is golden brown, about 15 minutes. Transfer pudding to rack and cool slightly. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover with foil and refrigerate. Rewarm covered pudding in 350°F oven for 30 minutes before serving.)
• Bring remaining 1/2 cup cream to simmer in heavy medium saucepan. Remove saucepan from heat. Add remaining 8 ounces white chocolate and stir until melted and smooth.
• Serve pudding warm with warm white chocolate sauce.

CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Generously butter a 2 1/2- to 3-quart soufflé dish. Put bread in dish.
• Heat half-and-half, sugar, and salt in a 2-quart saucepan over moderate heat, stirring, until sugar is dissolved and mixture is hot but not boiling. Remove from heat and add chocolate, then let stand 2 minutes. Whisk until smooth. Lightly beat eggs together in a large bowl and slowly add chocolate mixture, whisking until combined. Stir in vanilla. Pour mixture over bread and let soak at room temperature, pressing bread down occasionally, 1 hour.
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 325°F.
• Dot top of pudding with butter bits. Bake in a hot water bath until edge is set but center still trembles slightly, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Cool pudding to warm in dish on a rack. (Pudding will continue to set as it cools.)

WHITE CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Place French bread in a large bowl. Pour heavy cream over bread and let soak. Add sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract; mix all together with your hands. Add white chocolate chips and mix thoroughly.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly, 40 to 45 minutes.
• While bread pudding is baking, prepare the sauce. Combine white chocolate chips and heavy cream in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until melted. Drizzle a small amount of sauce over each serving.

WHITE CHOCOLATE PUDDING

Steps:

• Combine the first three ingredients in a medium saucepan.
• Gradually whisk in the milk.
• Heat over medium high and bring to a boil. Boil 1 minute or until it starts to thicken.
• At this point the pudding will start to thicken, but will not be quick all the whole thick.
• Remove from heat and stir in butter, vanilla, and white chocolate chips.
• Stir until chips have melted.
• Place a piece of plastic wrap over the pudding, pressing the plastic wrap right up against the pudding. This will keep the thick skin from forming.
• You can serve this warm or refrigerate until serving.

WHITE CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Grease a 9x13 pan with Pam.
• Tear bread into bite-sized pieces and fill pan.
• Microwave 1 stick of butter and 1 cup of sugar for 1 minute.
• Add 4 cups of milk and 1 tsp of vanilla; microwave for an additional 2 minutes.
• Add 3 eggs (beaten) to the mixture.
• Pour over bread and sprinkle with a lot of cinnamon.
• Bake for 45 minutes at 350°F.
• When finished, melt 1 stick of butter, half of a bag of which chocolate chips using microwave (and using melting directions on chips' bag).
• Add 1 tsp vanilla, 1/2 c powdered sugar, and 6 tsp water to butter & white chocolate mix and stir well.
• Power over the bread and EAT!
• Notes -- I've made this in advance and then just rewarmed -- and it was still fabulous!

WHITE CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Coat a 4 quart slow cooking with cooking spray.
• Toss bread cubes, chocolate, cherries in large bowl.
• Whisk together eggs, milk, cream, sugar, and dash of salt.
• Pour over bread, etc.
• Stir together and pour into slow cooker.
• Dot with butter.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon.
• Cover, cook on low heat for 3 to 4 hours.
• Butter to dot the top of the pudding once it's in the crock pot. I used approx 6tsps of sweet cream butter.
• Ground cinnamon to cover the top-as per above.
• Serve warm.
• Topping of choice-chocolate syrup, Chambord, Godiva liqueur.
• Dash of salt.