Potato Bread Pudding Food

BEST BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Grease an 8-inch square baking dish with the 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, salt, cinnamon, whole eggs and yolks in a large bowl. Add the bread to the bowl and stir until completely coated. Cover and let soak for about 30 minutes, pushing the bread down occasionally so that all the cubes are soaked. Meanwhile, pour hot water over the raisins, if using, and soak for 10 minutes. Once plumped, drain the raisins, add to the bowl of bread and gently toss.
• Pour the bread mixture into the prepared baking dish and bake until the custard is set and the top is golden brown, about 1 hour and 30 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving. Serve warm, at room temperature or cold.

POTATO SOUP WITH BACON, CHEDDAR BREAD PUDDING AND FRIED EGG

Steps:

• For the potato soup: In a large saucepot, melt 2 sticks butter. Add the onions and cook until tender and lightly caramelized, approximately 10 minutes. Add the potatoes and cover with water. Bring to a light simmer, then add the remaining 2 sticks butter and simmer until the potatoes are tender, approximately 20 minutes. Add the entire mix to a blender and blend until smooth. Pass through a fine chinois or mesh strainer and keep warm.
• For the bread pudding: In a large bowl, combine the bread, cheese, cream, eggs and thyme and mix thoroughly. Press into six 2-inch ring molds until dense and set.
• For serving: In a cast-iron pan, grill the disks of bread mixture in butter until crispy on all sides and melty in the middle, approximately 2 minutes per side.
• Fry the eggs in a nonstick pan. Using a ring mold, cut each egg into a perfect circle. Place on top of the crisped bread pudding in a bowl. Pour the potato soup around the bread pudding and serve.

KARTOFFEL KUGEL (ASHKENAZIC POTATO PUDDING)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F. Heat an 8- or 9-inch square baking dish in the oven.
• Coat the bottom and sides of the baking dish with 1/4 cup of the schmaltz or oil and return to the oven until very hot, about 15 minutes.
• Place the potatoes in a large bowl of lightly salted cold water. (This keeps them from discoloring.) Grate the potates into the onions, stirring to mix.
• Stir in the eggs, remaining 1/4 cup schmaltz or oil, salt, pepper, and, if desired, gribenes or carrot. Add enough matza meal or flour to bind the batter.
• Pour into the heated dish and bake until golden brown, about 1 hour. Although this is best when warm, the leftovers can be served at room temperature.

SWEET POTATO BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk together sour cream, milk, sugar, eggs, baking powder, vanilla extract, ginger, salt, cranberries and minced orange.
• Add bread cubes and stir gently to coat; cover and chill overnight.
• Cook sweet potatoes the next day until tender. Drain, transfer to a food processor and puree until smooth. Fold sweet potatoes into chilled bread mixture.
• For the streusel, combine pecans, brown sugar and flour; stir in butter.
• Transfer bread pudding mixture to a 1-qt casserole dish coated with nonstick spray. Sprinkle with streusel.
• Oven: 375º F. Bake: 30 - 40 min, or until knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

SWEET POTATO BREAD PUDDING WITH RUM SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Peel and finely chop sweet potatoes.
• Arrange sweet potato in a steamer basket over boiling water.
• Cover and steam 10 minutes or until tender.
• Set aside.
• Combine raisins and rum.
• Set aside.
• In a bowl, combine eggs,sugar, 1 qt whipping cream, half and half, cane syrup and cinnamon.
• Add bread pieces, sweet potato, and raisin mixture.
• Spoon mixture evenly into 2 lightly greased 11x 7-inch baking dishes.
• Bake at 350ºF for 1 hour or until set, covering with foil to prevent over browning, if necessary.
• Serve warm with Rum Sauce and whipped cream.
• For Rum sauce: Melt butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat; stir in rum.
• Add powdered sugar; stir with a whisk until smooth.
• Stir in egg yolk; cook, stirring constantly, 5 minutes or until mixture reaches 160ºF.
• Makes 2 1/2 cups.

SWEET POTATO BREAD PUDDING WITH EGGNOG ANGLAISE

Steps:

• Make the Anglaise:.
• Heat cream with 1/2 cup sugar, nutmeg, and vanilla in a medium saucepan, stirring until mixture is hot.
• Whisk together yolks, remaining sugar, and rum until combined well.
• Add one quarter of the hot cream mixture to the egg mixture, whisking constantly.
• Transfer egg mixture to saucepan and cook over moderately low heat,stirring constantly, until custard is thickened and registers 175 degrees on a thermometer.
• Remove sauce from heat and strain.
• Cool, cover, and chill.
• Bread Pudding:.
• Peel potatoes and mash.
• Beat eggs until frothy in a large bowl.
• Add sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla, and whisk until blended.
• Add sweet potato pulp and stir until well combined.
• Add bread cubes and mix well.
• Chill, covered, for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Pour into shallow 4 quart baking dish.
• Cover dish with foil and bake 25 minutes.
• Remove foil and bake 45 more minutes.
• Serve each portion topped with the eggnog Anglaise.