Heavenly Bread Pudding Recipes

HEAVENLY LEMON BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Butter the bottom only of a 2-quart casserole or soufflé dish.
• Combine bread cubes and lemon zest in large bowl.
• Set aside.
• Combine whipping cream, milk, sugar, butter and salt in a heavy saucepan.
• Over medium heat, cook until butter melts, stirring occasionally.
• Pour over bread mixture, and toss.
• Allow to cool.
• Lightly beat the egg yolks, then beat in the lemon juice, and stir into the bread mixture.
• Set aside.
• Beat egg whites in large bowl of electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
• Do not overbeat.
• Gently fold egg whites into bread mixture.
• Pour bread mixture into prepared dish, and bake for 1 hour, or until a knife inserted 1 inch from center comes out clean.
• The top of the pudding should be golden brown.
• Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
• Dust with confectioner's sugar, if desired.
• Serve warm, at room temperature or chilled.
• NOTE:*If your bread is less than a day old, you can"age" it by placing slices in a 300°F oven for 15 or 20 minutes, or until some of the moisture is baked out.

HEAVENLY BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Heat oven up to 350°F.
• Cut slices of bread into cubes.
• In a saucepan, heat the milk, and butter but do not allow to boil.
• Add the vanilla and sugar, when a bit cooled.
• Pour part of the milk mixture into the beaten eggs and whisk until all blended.
• Pour this mixture back into the milk mixture in the saucepan.
• Add the baking powder and blend until smooth.
• Lay the cubes of bread onto a 8x8 baking dish and pour over it the liquid prepared above.
• Wait 5 minutes for the bread to saturate with mixture.
• Sprinkle cinnamon on the top.
• Bake for approximately 30 minutes or until it browns.
• Serve it with a scoop of ice-cream, otherwise, serving with custard sauce is receommended.

HEAVENLY BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a bowl, combine the mayonnaise, butter, cheese, garlic and hot sauce. Spread over both halves of the bread. Bake in the oven until golden brown and bubbling, about 5 minutes. Slice and serve.
• This recipe was created by a contestant during a cooking competition. The Food Network Kitchens have not tested it for home use, therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.

MELISSA'S HEAVENLY BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• 1)Break bread into large pieces and place into greased/ buttered 9 x 13 inch pan. 2)Sprinkle raisins, cinnamon and nutmeg over bread pieces. 3)In a large saucepan, combine milk, sugar and butter; heat to boiling point; ensuring that you stir the mixture constantly as the mixture will rise when heated. 4)Remove from heat; add beaten eggs. (Be careful that the milk mixture is not so HOT that it could curdle the eggs.) 5)Add Vanilla Extract; mix and pour over bread, making sure that the bread is soaked thoroughly. 6)Sprinkle more cinnamon and nutmeg over the pudding, if desired. 7)Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until knife inserted in middle of pudding comes out clean. 8)Enjoy!

BEST BREAD PUDDING WITH VANILLA SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart baking dish.
• In a mixing bowl, whisk 3 eggs, white sugar, 2 tablespoons of light brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1/4 cup of butter, and 3 cups of whole milk together, and gently stir in the bread cubes and raisins. Lightly spoon the mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until browned and set in the middle, 50 to 55 minutes; cover the dish with foil after 30 minutes to prevent excessive browning. Let the pudding stand for 10 minutes before serving.
• For vanilla sauce, whisk 1/2 cup of light brown sugar, the flour, a pinch of cinnamon, 1 egg, 2 tablespoons of melted butter, 1 1/4 cups of whole milk,and salt together in a heavy saucepan until smooth. Heat over medium heat, whisking constantly, until thickened and the sauce coats the back of a spoon, 10 to 12 minutes. Stir in the vanilla extract. Pour sauce over warm bread pudding, or serve on the side in a bowl.