Maple Caramel Bread Pudding Food

CREAMY MAPLE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350°F and grease a 1 1/2-quart casserole or baking dish.
• Place the bread cubes into the prepared pan. Whisk the eggs, milk, cream, syrup, sugar, flavoring, nutmeg, and salt together. Pour over the bread cubes and let sit for 15 minutes to absorb the liquid. Press the cubes down into the liquid if the edges are dry.
• Bake the pudding for 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with the nuts and sugar. Return to the oven and bake for an additional 15 to 20 minutes, until the pudding has puffed up and is light brown around the edges. Remove from the oven and let stand for a few minutes-the pudding will sink as it sits; that's OK. Serve immediately, or reheat before serving.

MAPLE CARAMEL BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cut bread into 3/4 inch cubes. Arrange cubes in a 9x13-inch baking dish. Whisk together the eggs, egg white and sugar in a bowl. Stir in the milk, syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Pour mixture over bread.
• Bake in preheated oven until lightly browned on top and middle is set, about 40 minutes.
• Warm the caramel sauce; drizzle over the bread pudding before serving.

MAPLE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, syrup and butter; stir in bread cubes., Transfer to a well-greased 1-qt. pudding mold or ovenproof bowl; cover tightly. Place on a rack in a deep kettle; add 3 in. of hot water to pan. Bring to a gentle boil; cover and steam for 1 hour or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, adding water to pan as needed., Let stand for 5 minutes before unmolding onto a serving plate; serve warm with whipped cream. Refrigerate leftovers.

CHOCOLATE CHIP BANANA BREAD PUDDING W/CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut the loaf onto 3/4" slices,trim off crust.
• Cut bread to 3/4" cubes, making 8 cups (save additional for another use).
• Place the brad cubed into large bowl.
• In a medium bowl, whisk eggs well.
• Whisk in milk, half-and-half, maple syrup, banana, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla extract. Pour mix over bread.
• Add chocolate chips.
• With rubber spatula, mix until bread in moistened well.
• Let set for half hour.
• Set rack in center of the oven, heating it to 350°F.
• Lightly coat 8-inch round, nonstick cake pan (deep dish glass pie is ok) with Pam.
• Scoop the soaked bread mixture into the pan, filling to the top.
• Let bake until top has browned and puffed and knife in center comes out clean (around 50 minutes).
• Let cool on rack.
• When cooled, run knife around edge between pudding and pan.
• Gently unmold pudding onto plate and then invert it back so brown side faces up.
• When serving, cut lukewarm or room temperature pudding into 8 wedges.
• Pour caramel sauce over.

VERMONT MAPLE BREAD PUDDING WITH WALNUT PRALINE

Steps:

• For praline:
• Spray rimmed baking sheet with nonstick spray. Stir sugar and 1/4 cup water in heavy small saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat to high and boil without stirring until mixture turns deep amber color, occasionally swirling pan and brushing down sides with wet pastry brush, about 7 minutes. Stir in nuts. Quickly spread nuts on prepared sheet. Cool. Chop praline into small pieces. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Store in airtight container at room temperature.)
• For bread pudding:
• Whisk eggs, cream, sugar, 1 cup maple syrup, and vanilla in large bowl to blend. Add brioche; stir to coat. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Butter 13x9x2-inch baking dish. Transfer bread mixture to prepared dish. Bake until puffed and golden and toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Cool slightly. Cut into 6 to 8 pieces. Place 1 piece pudding on each plate. Place scoop of ice cream atop pudding, drizzle with maple syrup, sprinkle with praline, and serve.