Fantastic Bread Pudding Food

FANTASTIC BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Mix in a large saucepan the milk, sugar, 5 eggs, vanilla, margarine, salt, cinnamon and raisins (optional). Heat until margarine is melted. Pour over 1 1/2 loaves of bread that has been torn into small pieces and placed in 13x9 inch baking dish. Place a pan of water below bread pudding in oven. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes at 350 degrees.
• Cook the sauce ingredients in medium saucepan; until thick. Pour over bread mixture after it has been baked.

THOMAS JEFFERSON'S FAVORITE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cut up bread while milk and butter are heating in a pot. Combine liquids, eggs, sugar, and spice. Add bread last by submerging it using your hands so that it gets thoroughly soaked. Transfer into a buttered 9 by 13-inch pan, pouring gently so that bread doesn't break up too much. Bake until an inserted skewer or knife comes out clean, about 40 minutes.

THE BEST BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Grease a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon butter.
• Toast the bread cubes on a baking sheet until they start to dry and harden, about 20 minutes. Set aside. Raise the oven temperature to 325 degrees F.
• Whisk together the cream, milk, sugar, vanilla bean seeds, salt, cinnamon, eggs and yolks in a large bowl. Add the bread to the bowl and stir until completely coated. Cover and let soak for 30 minutes, pushing the bread down occasionally so that it is completely covered.
• Pour the bread mixture into the prepared baking dish. Microwave the remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a small microwave-safe dish until melted, about 1 minute. Drizzle the butter over top of the custard and then sprinkle with the turbinado sugar. Bake until the custard is set and the top is golden brown, 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour and 30 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving. Serve warm or at room temperature.

SIMPLE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a small saucepan over low heat, warm milk, butter, vanilla, sugar and salt. Continue cooking just until butter melts; cool. Meanwhile, butter a 4-to-6-cup baking dish and fill it with cubed bread.
• Add eggs to cooled milk mixture and whisk; pour mixture over bread. Bake for 30 to 45 minutes, or until custard is set but still a little wobbly and edges of bread have browned. Serve warm or at room temperature.

FANTASTIC CARAMEL BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter a 2-qt baking dish.
• Trim the crust off of bread, and cut into 1-inch cubes.
• Scatter bread crumbs into baking dish.
• Sprinkle the raisins over bread cubes.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, sugar, vanilla and milk.
• Pour the mixture over the bread cubes.
• Pressing the bread down with a spatula to help absorb the liquid.
• Let sit for 30 minutes.
• Place the baking dish with the pudding mix, into a larger pan.
• Pour water 2/3 of the way up the outside dish to make a water bath.
• Bake for 1-1/4 hours, until puffed and firm.
• FOR CARAMEL SAUCE: Melt butter in a small saucepan.
• Then whisk in the 1/2 cup brown sugar, then stir for 3-5 minutes.
• Add in the heavy cream, and continue to stir for 2 mins more.
• Top sauce onto bread pudding.

TRADITIONAL FRUITY AND SPICED BREAD PUDDING - WITH BRANDY!

Steps:

• First marinate the fruit & peel in the brandy - set aside.
• Tear the bread into even sized pieces and soak in the milk for about 30 minutes.
• Pre-heat oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
• Melt the butter in the microwave or a small saucepan.
• In a large roomy bowl, mix the sugar, beaten eggs, melted butter, spices, orange & lemon zest together, then add the brandy-soaked fruits & mix well again.
• Tip it all into the milk soaked bread.
• Mix it all together - and then pour into a well buttered baking dish.
• Sprinkle demerara sugar on top & add some grated nutmeg if you wish.
• Bake for 1 hour, or until the bread pudding is well puffed up, crispy and golden brown. It will sink on cooling, but that's fine!
• Cut into squares - serve warm with cream, ice-cream or custard.
• As a final flourish - you can also grate some orange zest over the cream etc!
• N.B. You can also make this with Brioche or any type of Bread product, as long as it it not too savoury.