Pumpkin Bread Puddings Brûlée Food

PUMPKIN BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Combine bread cubes, dates and 1/3 cup pecans; place in a greased 2-qt. shallow baking dish. , In a bowl, combine the milk, pumpkin, egg yolks, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and cloves. In a small bowl, beat egg whites until stiff; fold into pumpkin mixture. Pour over bread cubes and toss gently. Sprinkle with remaining nuts. , Bake, uncovered, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 1 hour. Serve warm or chilled with cream if desired.

PUMPKIN BREAD PUDDING WITH SPICY CARAMEL APPLE SAUCE AND VANILLA BEAN CREME ANGLAISE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Combine the cream, milk, vanilla bean and seeds in a small saucepan over medium heat and bring to a simmer.
• Whisk together the yolks, sugar, maple syrup, and pumpkin puree in a large bowl. Slowly whisk in the hot cream mixture until combined, remove the vanilla pod, and whisk in the bourbon. Strain the custard into a clean bowl.
• Scatter the pumpkin bread cubes in a buttered 9 by 13-inch baking glass baking dish. Pour the custard over the bread, pressing down on the bread to totally submerge it in the custard. Let sit for 15 minutes to allow the bread to soak up some of the custard.
• Place the pan in a larger roasting pan and pour hot tap water into the roasting pan until it comes half way up the sides of the glass dish. Bake until the sides are slightly puffed and the center jiggles slightly, about 1 hour.
• Remove from the oven and water bath and cool on a baking rack for at least 30 minutes before serving.
• Spoon some of the Vanilla Bean Creme Anglaise into a shallow bowl, top with some of the bread pudding and drizzle with the Spicy Caramel Apple Sauce. Top with freshly whipped cream. Bread pudding is best served warm.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter or lightly spray the bottom and sides of a 9-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves in a small bowl.
• In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the 4 tablespoons softened butter, sugar, and oil at high speed until light and fluffy, about 1 minute, scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl a few times.
• Add the pumpkin puree and mix until combined. Add the eggs, one at a time, and mix until just incorporated. At low speed, slowly add the flour mixture and water and mix until just combined. Spread the batter into the prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 60 to 75 minutes. Let cool in the pan on a baking rack for 10 minutes. Remove from the pan and let cool completely.
• Once the bread is cool, slice in half lengthwise, and then slice each half into 1/2-inch cubes. Spread the cubes on a large baking sheet and bake in a 325 degree oven until lightly toasted, turning once, about 20 minutes. Let cool.
• Bring the half-and-half and vanilla bean and seeds to a simmer in a medium saucepan.
• Whisk together the yolks and sugar in a medium bowl until at the pale ribbon stage. Slowly whisk in the hot half-and-half, return the mixture to the pot, and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until the mixture coats the back of the spoon. Strain into a bowl and set over an ice bath. Stir until chilled. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.
• Combine the cream, apple juice, star anise, ginger, cloves, cinnamon sticks, and nutmeg in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer. Remove from the heat and let steep for at least 20 minutes. Strain the mixture into a clean, small saucepan and place back over low heat while you make the caramel.
• Combine the sugar, water and, vinegar in a medium saucepan over high heat and cook without stirring, until it's a deep amber color, about 8 minutes. Slowly whisk in the warm cream mixture a little at a time, and continue whisking until smooth. Add the apple schnapps and cook for 30 seconds longer. Transfer to a bowl and keep warm. The sauce can be made 2 days in advance and refrigerated. Reheat over low heat before serving.

PUMPKIN CARAMEL BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Spray a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Stir together the sugar and 3 tablespoons water in a medium saucepan until the consistency resembles wet sand. Brush down any sugar crystals from the sides of the pan with a wet pastry brush. Cook, undisturbed, over medium-high heat until the sugar melts and turns a dark amber, 8 to 11 minutes. Do not stir during this time but once it starts to turn caramel, you can swirl the pan to distribute the color.
• While the caramel cooks, bring the heavy cream to a low simmer in a small saucepan. Once the caramel is dark amber, carefully whisk in the warm cream. The cream will bubble up. Add the butter and salt, whisk until smooth, then remove from the heat and set aside.
• Whisk together the milk, eggs, yolks, pumpkin puree, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice and vanilla extract in a large bowl. Carefully whisk in 1/3 of the warm caramel sauce until fully incorporated, then whisk in the remaining caramel sauce. Set aside.
• Toss together the stale bread cubes and the pecans in the prepared baking dish, then arrange them in an even layer. Pour the caramel pumpkin custard over the top. Cover and let soak 30 minutes in the refrigerator, pushing down the bread occasionally to submerge it.
• Bake until the custard has set and the top is a nice golden brown, 45 to 50 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly before serving with whipped cream or ice cream.

PUMPKIN BREAD PUDDINGS BRûLéE

Steps:

• Stir half and half and 3/4 cup sugar in medium saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Remove saucepan from heat; cool mixture to lukewarm.
• Spread butter over 1 side of each bread slice. Cut bread into 3/4-inch pieces. Divide among six 1 1/4-cup soufflé dishes or custard cups.
• Whisk pumpkin, yolks, egg, liqueur, vanilla, nutmeg and salt in medium bowl until blended. Add half and half mixture; whisk until smooth. Pour pumpkin custard over bread in dishes, dividing equally. Let stand 30 minutes, occasionally pressing on bread to submerge.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Place soufflé dishes in large roasting pan. Pour enough hot water into roasting pan to come halfway up sides of soufflé dishes; tent loosely with foil. Place roasting pan in oven. Bake puddings until knife inserted into center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Transfer puddings to rack and cool completely. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Preheat broiler. Spoon 1 tablespoon whipping cream over top of each pudding. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon brown sugar over each. Broil puddings until tops are bubbly and golden brown, watching closely to avoid burning, about 2 minutes. Serve immediately.

PUMPKIN BREAD PUDDINGS

Steps:

• In a bowl whisk together the brown sugar, the cinnamon, the nutmeg, the cream, the milk, the pumpkin purée, the raisins, the egg, the vanilla, and a pinch of salt until the mixture is smooth, stir in the bread cubes, and let the mixture stand for 5 minutes. Divide the mixture between 2 buttered 1-cup microwave-safe ramekins fitted with wax-paper collars extending 2 inches above the rim, microwave the puddings at high power (100%), switching positions once, for 15 to 17 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean, and let them stand for 3 minutes. Discard the paper collars and serve the puddings warm.

EASY AND DELICIOUS PUMPKIN BREAD PUDDING!

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter a11 x 7-inch baking dish.
• In a large bowl whisk together first 7 ingredients to combine.
• Fold in bread cubes and raisins.
• Transfer the mixture to prepared baking dish.
• Let stand for 10-15 minutes for the bread to absorb the mixture.
• Bake for about 40-45 minutes, or until done.
• Serve with lots of whipped cream, or caramel topping.
• Delicious!

PUMPKIN BREAD PUDDING (MADE WITH MAPLE SYRUP)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
• Combine pumpkin, milk, maple syrup, coconut sugar, eggs, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; whip until well blended.
• Layer bread pieces on the bottom of the prepared pan. Pour pumpkin mixture over the bread. Use a fork to poke down and bread that pops up and make sure all bread is soaked in the mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until pudding is spongy but set, about 40 minutes.

BOBBY FLAY'S PUMPKIN BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• For the bread:.
• In a bowl, combine 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, 1/4 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoons baking soda, 1 teaspoons cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves.
• In a separate, larger bowl, beat 2 eggs, 1/3 cup unsalted butter and 3/4 cup sugar until fluffy. Add 1 cup pumpkin puree, 1/3 cup milk and 1 teaspoons vanilla.
• With a rubber spatula, add dry ingredients to wet and incorporate til blended.
• Bake in a 350 oven in a greased loaf pan, about 1 hour, or until an inserted skewer comes out clean. Let cool and invert.
• Cut half of your bread into cubes when cool and let get stale before continuing with recipe. The other half is great for breakfast.
• For the pudding:.
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Scald 1 cup milk, 1 cup cream and 2 teaspoons sugar. This means warming, just below boiling point, not scorching the milk. Make sure a skin has not developed on the surface; if so, remove. Optional add-on: 1 or 2 ounces of your favorite bourbon, whiskey or rum.
• Combine 5 egg yolks, 1/4 cup canned pumpkin puree, 1 teaspoons vanilla, pinch of salt, 1/4 teaspoons each of ground cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger and 1/2 cup sugar (minus 2 tsp.) and whisk.
• Ladle one or two ladles of milk into the egg mixture and whisk. You want to gently bring up the temperature of the egg mixture before adding to the milk. This process, tempering, helps to prevent curdling. Incorporate all of egg mixture into milk and stir, on low to medium heat, with wooden spoon until mixture has body and thickness. A good barometer is a visible streak made with your finger on the back of spoon.
• Take off heat. Pour over bread cubes, which are waiting in a 2-quart buttered pan (approximate size).
• Pour about 1 inch of water into a larger pan and set pudding pan inside. Water should be half way up the pan. This is called a bain-marie or water bath. Bake for about 50 minutes, or until custard is set. Serve warm or at room temperature. Not very tasty served cold from the fridge.
• Serves at least 9, maybe a few more.

PUMPKIN BREAD PUDDING WITH RAISINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the eggs, pumpkin, milk, evaporated milk, sugar, butter, cinnamon, ginger if desired, vanilla, cloves and nutmeg. Stir in the bread cubes and raisins. , Pour into a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with pecans. Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve with whipped cream. Refrigerate leftovers.

EASY PUMPKIN BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 7x11-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Place bread cubes in the greased baking dish. Pour half-and-half on top.
• Mix pumpkin puree, sugar, eggs, raisins, pecans, butter, pumpkin pie spice, and orange zest together in a large bowl. Pour over the bread.
• Bake in the preheated oven until middle is set and edges are golden, 50 to 60 minutes.