Lemon 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.

LEMON BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Toss bread and raisins in an ungreased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. In a small saucepan, combine milk, sugar, butter and salt; cook and stir until butter melts. Remove from the heat. Whisk eggs and vanilla in a small bowl. Stir a small amount of the hot milk mixture into the egg mixture; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Pour over bread and raisins. , Place dish in a larger baking pan. Fill larger pan with hot water to a depth of 1-in. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. , For sauce, combine the sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan. Stir in water until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes, or until thickened. Remove from the heat. Stir in lemon juice, zest and butter until butter melts. Serve over warm or cold pudding. Refrigerate any leftovers.

BREAD PUDDING WITH LEMON SAUCE I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray an 8x11 inch casserole with nonstick spray.
• In a large bowl, combine bread cubes, 1 cup sugar, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Mix in raisins, if desired.
• In another bowl, blend milk, melted butter, and eggs. Add wet ingredients to dry, and mix together without turning bread mixture into mush. Pour mixture into prepared casserole dish.
• Place casserole dish into a larger baking pan. Pour hot water into baking pan about 1/3 up the side of the casserole dish, creating a water bath. Bake for 45 minutes.
• In a small saucepan, combine 1/2 cup sugar, cornstarch, 1 cup hot water, 2 tablespoons butter, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Cook on medium heat until bubbling and thickened. Stir constantly to avoid scorching. Serve with bread pudding.

CHALLAH BREAD PUDDING WITH LIMONCELLO

Steps:

• For the bread pudding: Whisk together the half-and-half, limoncello, granulated sugar, vanilla, lemon zest, salt and eggs in a large bowl.
• Butter a 2-quart casserole dish and add the bread cubes to the dish. Pour the custard over the bread and let stand 20 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Cover the dish with foil. Bake, covered, for 20 minutes, then uncover and continue to bake until puffed, set and golden on top, about 25 minutes more.
• For the glaze: Whisk together the confectioners' sugar, limoncello and lemon zest in a small bowl. Pour the glaze on the warm bread pudding and serve.

OLD-FASHIONED LEMON PUDDING

Steps:

• Combine sugar, cornstarch, and salt in top of a double boiler over simmering water; stir well to prevent clumps. Gradually stir in 5 cups water. Cook, stirring frequently, until mixture is thickened to gravy consistency, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Beat eggs in a bowl until light and foamy. Pour in 1 cup of sugar mixture gradually, whisking vigorously to avoid curdling eggs. Whisk egg mixture into remaining sugar mixture gradually; return to double boiler. Cook, whisking constantly, until thickened to pudding consistency, 6 to 8 minutes. Whisk lemon juice and butter into pudding gradually. Cool in the refrigerator, 30 minutes to 1 hour.

LEMON BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Generously grease bottom and side of 3-quart casserole with shortening or cooking spray. In large bowl, beat sugar, vanilla and eggs with wire whisk until blended. Stir in Bisquick mix and milk. Stir in bread cubes until coated.
• Spoon half of the bread mixture into casserole. Spoon 1 cup of the pie filling randomly over bread mixture. Top with remaining bread mixture.
• Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until golden brown and knife inserted in center comes out clean. In small bowl, mix remaining pie filling and the whipped topping. Serve warm pudding with whipped topping mixture. Store covered in refrigerator.

LEMON BROWN SUGAR BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Put bread cubes into large bowl. Mix eggs, cream, brown sugar, zest and vanilla together; pour over bread. Mix well and let sit for a minimum of 15 minutes. Butter a casserole dish and pour the mixture into the casserole. Put into the top half of the oven until the center is slightly firm to the touch, about 30 minutes. Remove and serve warm, topped with whipped cream, blueberries, and powdered sugar.

LEMON BREAD PUDDING WITH LEMON SAUCE

Steps:

• Toss bread and raisins in an ungreased 1 1/2 quart baking dish.
• In a saucepan, combine milk, sugar, butter and salt; cook and stir until butter melts. Remove from heat.
• Whisk eggs and vanilla in a small bowl; gradually stir in a small amount of the hot mixture.
• Return all to the pan and mix well.
• Pour over bread and raisins.
• Set the dish in a larger baking pan; add 1 inch of hot water and bake uncovered for 50-60 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
• For sauce, combine the sugar and cornstarch in saucepan.
• Stir in water until smooth; bring to a boil over medium heat.
• Boil for 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Remove from the heat; stir in lemon juice, zest and butter until butter melts.
• Serve over warm or cold pudding.
• Refrigerate leftovers.

LEMON POUND CAKE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Butter a 13x9 pan. Cut pound cake into cubes (not bite size -- large pieces like you'd do for bread pudding) and place in buttered pan.
• Squeeze juice from lemons over cake.
• Whisk eggs and sugar in bowl until combined.
• Whisk in milk. (I'll sometimes add some lemon zest to this, too.)
• Pour over pound cake; let soak for an hour.
• Heat oven to 350.
• Cover pan with foil and bake 45-60 minutes. Sometimes I'll uncover the pan for the last 10 minutes or so to crisp up the top.

LEMON BREAD AND BUTTER PUDDING

Steps:

• Leave the raisins to soak in the lemon juice.
• Preheat the oven to 180C and butter a 7" x 9" (18 x 23cm) shallow oven-proof dish.
• Butter the bread, spread thickly with lemon curd and cut in to quaters.
• Arrange one layer of bread, covering the bottom of the dish and add the raisins and brown sugar before adding the next layer.
• Continue like this until all the bread is used up (making about 3 layers).
• Beat the eggs and milk together and pour over the bread then leave to stand for 10 mins.
• Cook at 180C for about 20 mins or until golden and crisp on the top.

LEMON BREAD PUDDING WITH MAPLE-INFUSED WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F with rack in middle.
• Put bread in a 3-quart flameproof shallow baking dish (not glass). Whisk in zest, lemon juice, and 4 cups cream (chill remaining cup cream) and pour over bread. Press down with a spatula to help bread soak up some of custard.
• Whisk together whole eggs, yolks, and sugar in a large bowl until pale and thick, about 1 minute.
• Lightly sprinkle with sugar and bake in a water bath until custard is barely set and edges of bread are golden, 40 to 45 minutes.
• Turn on broiler and broil bread pudding 4 to 5 inches from heat until golden-brown in spots, 2 to 3 minutes. Cool to warm, about 30 minutes (pudding will continue to set).
• Just before serving, beat remaining cup cream with syrup using an electric mixer or a whisk until it just holds soft peaks. Serve pudding, warm or chilled, with cream.