Classic Bread Pudding Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In 2-quart saucepan, heat milk and butter over medium heat until butter is melted and milk is hot.
• In large bowl, mix eggs, sugar, cinnamon and salt. Stir in bread cubes and raisins. Stir in milk mixture. Pour into ungreased deep round pan.
• Bake uncovered 40 to 45 minutes or until knife inserted 1 inch from edge comes out clean. Serve warm with whipping cream.

CLASSIC BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish; set aside. Put bread in a large bowl; set aside. Heat milk and cream in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat until just about to simmer; remove from heat.
• Whisk eggs, yolk, sugar, salt, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a medium bowl. Whisking constantly, pour cream mixture in a slow, steady stream into egg mixture. Pour over bread; fold to combine. Let stand 30 minutes, tossing and pressing occasionally to submerge bread.
• Meanwhile, soak raisins in 1 cup boiling water for 30 minutes.
• Drain; stir raisins into bread mixture. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. With a slotted spoon, transfer bread to buttered dish; pour liquid in bowl over top. Using spoon, turn top layer of bread crust side up.
• Set dish in a roasting pan; transfer to oven. Pour boiling water into pan to reach about halfway up sides of dish. Bake until golden brown, about 50 minutes. Let dish cool on a rack 10 to 20 minutes.

CLASSIC BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Trim crusts off bread and cut loaf cross-wise into 3/4 inch thick slices.
• Arrange 8 to 10 slices diagonally in a buttered 8-inch square pan – you may have to overlap them on each other and push and tug a bit to get them to fit without overlapping the edges of the pan.
• Whisk the eggs, half-and-half, sugar, nutmeg and vanilla together until well blended, then gently pour over the bread and soak for about 30 to 40 minutes until its al soaked up – you may need to coax it a bit by spooning some of the liquid over the top.
• Bake in 350 oven for about 30 minutes, or until custard is cooked in the center.
• If desired, run the pan under the broiler about 3 to 4 inches from the heat for a golden and crusty top (optional).

BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Tear 500g white or wholemeal bread into a large mixing bowl and add 500g mixed dried fruit, 85g mixed peel and 1 ½ tbsp mixed spice.
• Pour in 600ml milk, then stir or scrunch through your fingers to mix everything well and completely break up the bread.
• Add 2 beaten large eggs, 140g light muscovado sugar and zest of 1 lemon, if using. Stir well, then set aside for 15 mins to soak.
• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter and line the base of a 20cm non-stick square cake tin (not one with a loose base).
• Stir the melted butter into the pudding mixture, tip into the tin, then scatter with demerara.
• Bake for 1½ hrs until firm and golden, covering with foil if it starts to brown too much. Turn out of the tin and strip off the paper. Cut into squares and serve warm.

BRITISH BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, combine bread and milk, and set aside to soak for 5 minutes. Then stir in egg, butter, raisins, mixed fruit, brown sugar, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Mix well. Press the mixture into a 9-inch square baking pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden and firm to touch, about 35 minutes. Leave in baking pan to cool, then cut into squares.

EASY CLASSIC BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• preheat oven to 350°F.
• butter the bottom and sides of a 1.5 quart casserole dish. rip the bread into little pieces and put in the dish. in a medium bowl, mix eggs, milk, 1/3 Celsius sugar, and vanilla together, then pour evenly over bread. add raisins, if desired, and toss lightly to make sure all the bread pieces are saturated. cover top with pats of butter, and sprinkle all over with cinnamon and nutmeg.
• place dish on middle oven rack and bake at 350F for one hour.
• after an hour, turn off heat in oven and let pudding stand while you make the sauce. In a medium saucepan, bring starch, water, and sugar to a boil. let boil a minute or two, then remove from heat, and add butter and vanilla, stir the butter in until thoroughly melted - sauce should be thick and creamy.
• serve in individual dishes, and top each portion generously with vanilla sauce - this recipe makes a lot of sauce so you don't have to be skimpy.

CLASSIC BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Put the bread into a baking dish. Combine the milk and salt and pour over the bread. Soak for 15 minutes. Separate the eggs. Combine the yolks, sugar, cinnamon and cloves, vanilla, lemon zest, and juice. Add the optional ingredients of your choice. Mix well. Pour over the soaked bread and use a fork to mix lightly. If you don't want to bother with a meringue topping, whip the egg whites until stiff and fold them into the mix. Set the pan in a larger pan of hot water (this is a kind of custard) and bake in a 350°F oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour. (How big is this thing? How deep is your baking pan? It should be set but not dried out when done.) Take it out to cool. If you want to make a meringue topping, turn the oven to 300°F.
• Whip the egg whites until foamy and add 2 tablespoons of the confectioners' sugar per egg white, continuing to beat. Add a good pinch of cream of tartar, if you have it, and the vanilla and beat until the whites hold stiff peaks. Pile it onto the pudding about 15 minutes before you want to serve it and bake (no need to put it in the water bath this time) until lightly browned.