Fruity Bread Pudding For Two Recipes

EASY BREAD PUDDING FOR 2

Steps:

• Place bread in a greased 1-qt. baking dish. In a bowl, whisk egg and milk. Stir in the brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Pour over bread; sprinkle with raisins. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve warm with ice cream.

BREAD PUDDING FOR 2

Steps:

• Spray two 6 to 7 oz ramekins with non-stick cooking spray; preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cube bread and measure out 1 cup of cubes, place cubes in prepared ramekins and divided the raisins or blueberries between the two.
• In a small dish, beat together the milk, egg or egg substitute, stir in brown sugar, cinnamon and vanilla; mixing well.
• Pour the mixture evenly over the bread cubes and drizzle with melted butter.
• Place on a cookie sheet, just in case it cooks over, and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a knife inserted near center comes our clean.
• Serve warm.

FRUITY BREAD PUDDING FOR TWO

Steps:

• In a lightly greased 2 cup baking dish, toss together the bread cubes, apple and dried fruit.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the egg, sugar and vanilla.
• In a small saucepan, heat the milk with the butter just until steaming; gradually whisk into the egg mixture in a slow, steady stream.
• Pour over the bread mixture.
• Let stand for 5 minutes; press gently to moisten the bread evenly.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon to taste.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for about 30 minutes or just until puffed and a knife inserted in the centre comes out clean.
• Broil for about 2 minutes or until golden and crusty.

ROUND 2 RECIPE: BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Spray 4 (7-ounce) ramekins with nonstick cooking spray. Place onto a baking sheet and set aside.
• In a large bowl combine egg, milk, pumpkin pie spice, brown sugar and French Toast batter. Whisk together until well blended. Add bread and mix so that all the bread is coated. Cover and let sit for 30 minutes to 1 hour in the refrigerator.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Evenly divide the bread and batter mixture among the 4 ramekins. Place in the preheated oven and bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until set.
• Serve warm and top with Brown Sugar Banana Syrup.
• For Syrup:
• In a small saucepan, combine butter, pumpkin pie spice, molasses, brown sugar and 1/2 cup of water. Bring to a boil, add bananas then lower heat and let simmer for 3 minutes. Remove syrup from heat, cover and keep warm.* Serve over French toast.
• For French toast:
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Slice bread into 12 slices. Reserve 2 slices plus the ends for the bread pudding Round 2 Recipe. Place remaining 8 slices on a baking sheet. Toast in oven for 3 minutes. Remove and lower oven temperature to 250 degrees F.
• In a large bowl whisk together the milk, eggs, flour, vanilla, brown sugar and salt.
• Spray a 12-inch skillet with nonstick cooking spray and place over medium heat. Working in batches of 4, dip the bread into the batter and soak both sides. Remove allowing excess to drip back into the bowl and place in the hot skillet. Cook until golden brown on both sides, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer the toast to a baking sheet fitted with a wire rack and keep warm in a 250 degree F oven. Repeat with remaining slices of bread.
• Serve hot with Brown Sugar Banana Syrup.

BREAD PUDDING FOR TWO

Steps:

• Divide bread between two greased 8-oz. baking dishes; set aside. In a bowl, beat eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Pour over bread. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool slightly. Serve warm.

CARAMEL BREAD PUDDING FOR TWO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter 2 ovenproof 6-ounce tea or coffee cups. Tear a loosely packed 1/2 cup of the croissant pieces into slightly smaller pieces, and toss them with the melted butter in a small bowl; set aside.
• Whisk the egg with 2 tablespoons of the sugar in a medium bowl until the sugar is dissolved. Whisk in the half-and-half and vanilla. Stir in the remaining 1-inch croissant pieces and the caramels, and let the mixture sit, folding occasionally, for about 15 minutes. Don't worry if the mixture seems too wet; the excess moisture will be absorbed as the pudding bakes.
• Divide the soaked bread mixture between the prepared cups. Top each with half the buttered croissant pieces, and sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon of the remaining sugar. Bake until the bread pudding puffs above the rim of the cups and is set, about 30 minutes. Let cool a few minutes (the pudding will sink), and serve warm.

BREAD PUDDING WITH WHISKEY SAUCE AND FRUIT

Steps:

• Coat a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, combine eggs, 1 cup sugar, milk, cinnamon and nutmeg and stir until smooth. Fold in peaches, apples and bread cubes, until bread is well coated. Pour into prepared baking dish. Dot with 6 tablespoons butter.
• Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, until set. Serve warm with whiskey sauce.
• To make whiskey sauce: In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine whiskey, 1 pound butter and 2 cups sugar. Cook and stir until sugar dissolves and sauce is smooth. Remove from heat and serve hot.

OLD-FASHIONED BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 10x12-inch baking pan.
• Combine half-and-half, eggs, sugar, heavy cream, raisins, cinnamon, and vanilla extract in a bowl; mix well.
• Arrange bread pieces on the bottom of the prepared pan. Pour cream mixture over bread. Allow to soak 10 to 15 minutes.
• Place the baking pan into a larger pan; fill the larger pan with water halfway up the sides of the smaller pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, 60 to 75 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a small skillet over low heat. Pour into a small bowl; add confectioners' sugar and mix well.
• Remove bread pudding from the oven. Poke holes throughout using a butter knife. Pour butter sauce over the top.