Glorias Bread Pudding Recipes

GRAMMA'S APPLE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 7x11 inch baking dish.
• In a large bowl, combine bread, raisins, and apples. In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine 1 cup brown sugar, 1 3/4 cups milk, and 1/4 cup margarine. Cook and stir until margarine is melted. Pour over bread mixture in bowl.
• In a small bowl, whisk together cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, and eggs. Pour bread mixture into prepared dish, and pour egg mixture over bread.
• Bake in preheated oven 40 to 50 minutes, or until center is set and apples are tender.
• While pudding is baking, mix together sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup milk, and 1/2 cup margarine in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat, and stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Serve over bread pudding.

GLORIA'S BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Cube the bread in about 5/8 inch cubes.
• In a large bowl, beat together eggs, cream, milk, half and half, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugars, and vanilla. Mix well.
• Pour over cubed bread and let soak at least an hour.
• Add raisins with bourbon
• Pour mixture into 7 x 11 inch casserole dish.
• Bake in 350 degree oven for about 1 hour or until puffed and golden brown. Top with whiskey sauce. Recipe follows.

VALENCIA-ORANGE BREAD-AND-BUTTER PUDDING

Steps:

• Butter a shallow baking dish. Butter both sides of each bread slice, using all of butter. Spread marmalade on one side of 6 slices of bread. Take other 6 slices of bread and place them on top of marmalade slices to make 6 sandwiches. Cut each sandwich diagonally in half; arrange sandwich halves in prepared dish.
• Crack eggs into a bowl. Using the tip of a knife, scrape vanilla seeds from bean halves into bowl and whisk eggs until blended. Add milk, cream, and brown sugar; whisk until well combined. Pour milk mixture evenly over bread and sprinkle lightly with more sugar.
• Cover and let stand at room temperature until bread soaks up custard, 1 hour. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Uncover pudding and bake until custard has set, about 50 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool slightly.
• Serve warm, spooned into individual bowls. Top each serving with a dollop of creme fraiche.

STEAMED CARAMEL BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Melt butter in a small pan over medium heat. Add 1 cup sugar and stir occasionally until dissolved. Stop stirring once the mixture comes to a boil. Stay near the stove to monitor the color, swirling the pan gently to redistribute caramel as sugar begins to darken. Cook to about 310 degrees F (160 degrees C) or until the sugar turns light golden brown, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat immediately, as sugar will continue to darken.
• Combine bread cubes, milk, condensed milk, eggs, vanilla, 1 teaspoon sugar, cinnamon, cardamom, and coriander in a blender; puree everything together. Pour batter on top of caramel.
• Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil.
• Cover bread pudding and place in the steamer; cook until a knife comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool to room temperature, 45 minutes to an hour. Cool in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Remove from the refrigerator and turn out onto a plate to serve.