Fresh Orange Bread Pudding With Meringue Topping Food

ORANGE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Sift the flour and baking powder and mix well.
• In a seperate bowl, mix the butter and sugar and beat till light.
• Add the beaten eggs and mix until well blended.
• Next add the fruit, bread crumbs and orange rind.
• Fold in the flour and orange juice alternately.
• In a pudding mould, Layer the bottom with maple syrup.
• Sprinkle the almond slivers on it.
• Pour the mixed pudding batter into the mold over the syrup it.
• Put a lid on the mold and put it in a rice cooker.
• Pour water in the cooker upto half the mould height.
• Switch the cooker into cooking and let it cook for 1 hours.
• After 1 hr remove the mould from the cooker and let it cool for 5 minutes.
• Invert the mould into a plate and cut into slices.
• Serve warm with custard.

QUEEN OF PUDDINGS, BREAD PUDDING WITH MERINGUE

Steps:

• MethodSeparate the eggs in 2 separate bowls. Keep aside.Combine the milk and butter in a deep non-stick pan, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 4 minutes, while stirring occasionally.Transfer the mixture into a deep bowl, add the fresh bread crumbs and mix well.Add the sugar, lemon zest and raisins and mix well. Keep aside to cool slightly.Once slightly cooled, add the egg yolk and mix gently.Transfer the mixture into a baking dish, cover with a lid and keep aside for 30 minutes.Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180ºc (360ºf) for 30 minutes.Meanwhile, beat the egg whites and powdered sugar till soft peaks form to get a meringue mixture.Spread the orange marmalade evenly over the baked mixture.Finally spread the meringue mixture evenly over it.Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180ºc (360ºf) for 15 minutes.Serve immediately.

FRESH ORANGE BREAD PUDDING WITH MERINGUE TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Place the oranges and bread cubes in a 1-quart casserole dish; set aside.
• To make the custard, combine the sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a saucepan. Blend in egg yolks and 1/4 cup of the milk. mix in remaining milk stir and cook over very low heat until the custard coats metal spoon and is slightly thick (about 10 minutes).
• Add butter, orange peel, and vanilla; pour into casserole over the oranges and bread cubes. Place pan in hot water going 1/2 way up outside of casserole dish and bake at 325°F for 1 1/2 hours or until the pudding is firm in the center.
• Cover with meringue.
• For meringue, beat egg whites until they stand at soft peaks. Gradually beat in the sugar. Add the vanilla and spread over the cooked bread pudding.
• Return the pan to the oven and back into the pan of hot water. Bake 20 minutes or until the meringue is brown. Serve warm.

EASY MERINGUE TOPPING

Steps:

• Beat the egg whites until frothy.
• Gradually add in the sugar,continuing to beat until stiff.
• Combine vanilla extract.
• Spread over pie and bake at least 10-15 minutes at 350.

MERINGUE TOPPING

Steps:

• preheat the oven to 325* --
• in a large mixer bowl -- beat the egg whites, salt and cream of tartar until soft peaks form.
• gradually add the sugar a tablespoon at a time and continue beating until soft peaks form --
• just before beating is completed sprinkle in the cornstarch --
• the peaks should not topple over when the beater is raised -- but the meringue should not appear dry.
• spread the meringue on lukewarm filling in the pie shell(this helps keep it from shrinking away from the filling as it cools.).
• clear over the edge of the crust.
• swoop the meringue into attractive peaks.
• bake for 15-18 minutes or until the peaks are golden brown.
• cool the pie gradually.there should be no warmth at all left in the meringue, then refrigerate.

CRANBERRY ORANGE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• In large bowl,whisk eggs, add sugar and beat well.
• Add the milk and cream, melted butter, vanilla, o.j.,,orange zest, cinnamon and salt and whisk until well blended Add bread cubes and stir extremely well with a spoon.
• Cover with plastic wrap and put into the fridge.
• After it has soaked 1 1/2 hours, remove from fridge, stir it well, re-cover it and put it back, letting it soak for another hour and a half.
• Spray a 13 X 9 inch pan with cooking spray.
• Take pudding out of the fridge, stir vigorously.
• Add cranberries and stir, mixing well.
• Pour half of the pudding into the prepared pan.
• With a spoon, put globs of the marmalade in rows up and down the pudding. (If you like marmalade, feel free to put extra; if you don' like it at all, feel free to omit it).
• Carefully spoon rest of pudding into pan; it will be very full so be careful.
• Bake in a preheated 325 degree oven for approximately 50 minutes.
• Test for doneness by inserting a knife into the center of the pudding. If, when pulled out, there is no liquidy custard clinging to it, it is done.
• Serve slightly warm or cold. We like it better after it has been refrigerated for a few hours-- texture is just better when it is cold.

BEST CRANBERRY ORANGE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Butter a 9" square pan or 11 x 7 " baking dish.
• Heat oven to 350*.
• In a large bowl, combine torn bread, cranberries, orange zest, and juice.
• In another bowl, whisk together the vanilla, butter, half-and-half, and eggs.
• Pour over the bread; stir in the sugar.
• Let bread soak for about 5 minutes.
• Pour into prepared baking dish; place in a larger pan and place on rack in oven. Pour very hot water into the larger pan, to a depth of about 1/2 inch.
• Bake for 45 to 55 minutes or until set.
• Serve with vanilla sauce, an orange custard sauce, or a little heavy cream.
• ENJOY!