Eggnog Bread Pudding With Cranberries Food

EGGNOG BREAD PUDDING WITH CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, whisk eggs and eggnog until blended. Stir in cubed rolls, pecans and cranberries; let stand about 15 minutes or until bread is softened., Transfer to a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Bake 35-40 minutes or until puffed, golden and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve warm.

EGGNOG BREAD PUDDING WITH CRANBERRY-PINOT NOIR COULIS

Steps:

• Cut bread into small cubes and set aside, covered with a towel, overnight.
• Spread out cut bread on a cookie sheet. Place in oven, while it heats to 300 F, for 5 minutes. Turn off heat and remove from oven.
• Pour melted butter over bread, stirring to coat as evenly as possible.
• Combine sugar, vanilla, salt and nutmeg in large mixing bowl. Add eggs to mixing bowl and whisk together. Add eggnog and whisk until combined.
• Place 5 cups of toasted bread cubes into egg mixture; let sit for 30 minutes. Add reserved cup or so of bread to mixture and combine.
• Fill ramekins with bread mixture and bake at 350 F for 20-25 minutes, or until custard is set.
• Melt butter over low heat in medium saucepan.
• Add sugar, vanilla, salt and cranberries. Continue to cook over low heat, stirring occasionally.
• As cranberries cook down, smash a few with wooden spoon to test softness.
• Add pinot noir and stir.
• When tender, smash berries with wooden spoon.
• Using sieve (fine mesh strainer), add small amounts of coulis mixture at a time and work through sieve to remove berry skins.
• Place coulis in small bowl or creamer pitcher to pour directly onto bread pudding.

CRANBERRY EGGNOG BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter the bottom and sides of a 13 x 9 casserole/baking pan. Set aside.
• 2. Tear by hand or chop the French bread into 2 inch cubes. Evenly layer cubed bread on the bottom of the buttered pan.
• 3. In a saucepan, over medium heat, warm milk, eggnog and butter along with cranberries. Set aside.
• 4. In a large bowl mix sugar and cinnamon together. Add eggs, vanilla and stir.
• 5. Slowly, while stirring, add the lukewarm milk mixture to the egg mixture. Set aside.
• 6. Pour batter on top of bread. If using cranberries, you may spread them out at this time. Bake 45-50 min. The top should be golden. Enjoy!