Orange Marmalade Bread Pudding Recipes

MARMALADE BREAD AND BUTTER PUDDING

Steps:

• Cube bread and place into a large bowl. Drizzle with melted butter and toss to coat. Drop the marmalade in by spoonfuls and toss to coat/combine. Set aside while you make the custard.
• For the custard, combine all the custard ingredients in a medium bowl and whisk well to combine.
• Pour custard over bread cubes and toss well. Allow mixture to soak for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350F (not fan-assisted).
• Once bread has soaked, spoon mixture into individual ramekins or one large baking dish. Pour any custard liquid left in the bowl into the ramekins, if it will fit. *If ramekins are super-full, you may wish to bake on top of a baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven for 45-60 minutes, or until they they test set. Test by inserting a knife into the centre of the pudding. It should come out clean.
• Serve warm or at room temperature, dusted with icing/confectioners/ sugar. Refrigerate any leftovers for up to 2 days.

ORANGE PUDDING CAKES WITH MARMALADE DRIZZLE

Steps:

• Spray eight 6-ounce ovenproof custard cups (such as Pyrex) with vegetable cooking spray. Set them in two 9-inch round or square baking pans. Bring 1 1/2 quarts of water to boil in a tea kettle. Heat oven to 325 degrees.
• Whisk butter, 1/2 cup sugar and zest until smooth. Whisk in egg yolks, then flour, until smooth. Next whisk in 1/4 cup orange juice and 2 Tbs. lemon juice, then the milk, to form a thin batter.
• In a separate bowl, beat egg whites with a hand mixer until foamy. Gradually add remaining 1/4 cup sugar, until the whites are stiff enough to hold a peak. Gently fold the whites into the batter until just smooth.
• Pour batter into each custard cup. Place pans on oven rack, then carefully pour hot water into each pan, being sure to avoid getting any water on the cakes. Bake until tops are golden brown and spring back to the touch, about 25 to 35 minutes. Remove pans from oven; let custard cups stand in the water until just warm. Place a dessert plate over each custard cup; invert cake onto plate. Mix marmalade, liqueur and remaining 2 Tbs. lemon juice. Spoon sauce over cakes.

WHISKEY-ORANGE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Heavily butter a 6-cup square or round baking dish. Place milk and sugar in a saucepan, heat until it is about to simmer and remove from heat. Add orange zest and salt. Set aside until just warm, about 10 minutes. Stir in 4 tablespoons of the whisky. When the milk mixture is no longer hot, beat in the eggs.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Place the bread pieces in a large bowl. Pour milk mixture over them, add candied peel and let soak 15 minutes. Place marmalade in a small saucepan, add remaining whisky and heat to dissolve whisky in the marmalade.
• Spoon half the bread mixture into a baking dish and smooth the surface. Cover with dabs of half the mascarpone. Spoon in remaining bread mixture. Place in the oven and bake 15 minutes. Brush with marmalade and whiskey glaze and continue baking until top is lightly brown and starts to become crusty, another 30 to 40 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let cool at least 30 minutes before serving. Beat remaining mascarpone with a whisk or fork for several minutes to smooth and loosen it. Serve alongside.

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.

SWEET ORANGE CROISSANT PUDDING

Steps:

• Spread croissant bottoms with 3 tablespoons marmalade; replace tops. Cut each croissant into 5 slices; place in a greased 11x7-in. baking dish., Whisk together the next 4 ingredients, orange zest if desired, and extract. Pour over croissants. Refrigerate, covered, overnight., Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Place dish in a larger baking dish. Fill larger dish with 1 in. boiling water., Bake, uncovered, until a knife inserted in center comes out clean, 40-45 minutes. Remove pan from water bath; cool on a wire rack 10 minutes. Brush remaining marmalade over top. Cut and serve warm.

FRESH ORANGE BREAD PUDDING WITH MERINGUE TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Place the oranges and bread cubes in a 1-quart casserole dish; set aside.
• To make the custard, combine the sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a saucepan. Blend in egg yolks and 1/4 cup of the milk. mix in remaining milk stir and cook over very low heat until the custard coats metal spoon and is slightly thick (about 10 minutes).
• Add butter, orange peel, and vanilla; pour into casserole over the oranges and bread cubes. Place pan in hot water going 1/2 way up outside of casserole dish and bake at 325°F for 1 1/2 hours or until the pudding is firm in the center.
• Cover with meringue.
• For meringue, beat egg whites until they stand at soft peaks. Gradually beat in the sugar. Add the vanilla and spread over the cooked bread pudding.
• Return the pan to the oven and back into the pan of hot water. Bake 20 minutes or until the meringue is brown. Serve warm.

ORANGE MARMALADE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
• In a separate bowl, mix together 1 1/4 cups of marmalade, egg, oil and orange juice.
• Add wet ingredients to flour mixture and mix well.
• Stir in the nuts.
• Pour into a greased loaf pan and bake at 350° for 50 to 60 minutes.
• When done, cool briefly, then remove bread from the pan and place on a baking dish.
• Glaze with the 1/4 cup of reserved marmalade and return to the oven for 1 minute.
• Place on a rack and cool completely.
• Bread will slice easier if chilled first.