Breakfast Bread Pudding With Prosciutto Tomato And Basil Recipes

ITALIAN BREAKFAST BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with 2 teaspoons butter and set aside.
• Melt 2 teaspoons butter in a medium-sized skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions, green and red bell peppers, 1 teaspoon black pepper, garlic powder, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring, until vegetables are soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Add parsley, stir, and remove from heat. Let vegetables cool.
• Heat a medium-sized skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir sausage in the hot skillet until lightly browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain sausage on a plate lined with a paper towel.
• Beat eggs in a large bowl. Add milk, half-and-half, Italian seasoning, remaining 1 teaspoon pepper, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and whisk to combine. Add bread cubes and let sit for 5 minutes. Add cooked sausage, bacon, vegetables, Cheddar cheese, 1/2 cup bread crumbs, and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese and stir to incorporate. Spoon mixture into prepared baking dish and cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until almost set, 50 to 55 minutes.
• Combine remaining 1/2 cup bread crumbs, remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, 2 tablespoons melted butter, and remaining 1/2 tablespoon Italian seasoning in a small bowl. Remove pudding from oven, leaving oven on. Uncover and sprinkle bread crumb mixture evenly over the top. Return to the oven and increase heat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Continue baking until pudding is completely set in the center, puffed, and golden brown on top, about 20 minutes more.
• Remove from oven and allow to stand for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

TOMATO-BASIL BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Filling: Put an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter a 9 by 13 by 2-inch glass baking dish. Add the bread cubes and set aside.
• In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the shallots and garlic. Cook, stirring constantly until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the tomatoes and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Cook until slightly soft, about 2 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the basil. Pour the tomato mixture and Parmesan cheese over the bread cubes and combine well.
• Custard: In a large bowl, beat the eggs, milk, salt, and pepper together until smooth. Pour the custard over the bread mixture and gently toss to coat. Bake until slightly puffed and golden, about 25 to 30 minutes. Remove the pudding from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes. Cut into wedges and serve.

PROSCIUTTO AND PROVOLONE CROISSANT BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Grease an 8-inch loaf pan, and then set aside.
• In a deep bowl, beat together the eggs, milk and salt if using with a fork. Add half of the prosciutto and provolone, and all of the croissant pieces. Use a rubber spatula to stir until well mixed. Pour into the prepared pan. Press the croissants down with the spatula to help them absorb the milk mixture. Sprinkle the remaining cheese and prosciutto on top. Cover with foil, and refrigerate at least 2 hours or up to overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove the foil, and bake until puffed and the cheese is golden, 30 minutes more. Serve hot.

TOMATO AND BASIL SAVORY BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch glass baking dish and place bread cubes in the dish.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallot and garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add tomatoes and season with salt and pepper. Cook until tomatoes have softened slightly, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in basil. Pour the entire tomato mixture over the bread. Sprinkle Romano cheese over top, then stir until well combined.
• Beat milk, eggs, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder together for custard in a large bowl until smooth. Pour over the bread mixture and gently toss to coat.
• Bake on the center rack of the preheated oven until slightly puffed and golden, 24 to 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes. Cut into wedges and serve.

STORMY DAY BREAKFAST BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray an 8" x 8" glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, combine milk, eggs, brown sugar, vanilla and salt. Blend well.
• Add bread cubes and mix well. Pour mixture into prepared pan.
• Arrange place pears over bread and sprinkle entire top with cinnamon.
• Mix topping ingredients of oatmeal, brown sugar and melted butter together.
• Sprinkle over bread & pears.
• Bake for 50-60 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Let sit for 5 minutes before cutting. Serve warm.

SAVORY TOMATO BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish, or one of similar size.
• In a small saucepan, combine the raisins, wine, brown sugar, tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, basil and cayenne pepper. Simmer over medium-low heat for 10 minutes.
• In a large skillet, melt butter. Toss the bread cubes in the butter to coat, then toss with Monterey Jack cheese, and transfer to the prepared baking dish. Pour the tomato mixture over the bread.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the top is nicely toasted.

TOMATO, SAUSAGE & CHEDDAR BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine first 8 ingredients. Stir in bread. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish., In the same bowl, whisk eggs, cream, salt and pepper; pour over bread mixture. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake 45-50 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

BREAKFAST BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Remove and discard crusts from bread; cut bread into cubes. Toss lightly with cream cheese cubes; place in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. In a large bowl, beat eggs. Add milk, syrup and salt; mix well. Pour over bread mixture. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight. , Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 375°. Bake, uncovered, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 40-45 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting.

SAVORY BREAKFAST BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Place bread cubes in a large bowl. Combine cheddar cheese, tomatoes, sausage, green onions, basil, brown sugar, oregano and garlic powder.
• Add to bread and toss gently until bread is well coated. Pour mixture into a sprayed 9x13-inch baking pan. Whisk eggs, whipping cream, salt and pepper and pour over bread mixture.
• Sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Bake at 350°F 55-65 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.