Patty Maes Bread Pudding Recipes

BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Tear 500g white or wholemeal bread into a large mixing bowl and add 500g mixed dried fruit, 85g mixed peel and 1 ½ tbsp mixed spice.
• Pour in 600ml milk, then stir or scrunch through your fingers to mix everything well and completely break up the bread.
• Add 2 beaten large eggs, 140g light muscovado sugar and zest of 1 lemon, if using. Stir well, then set aside for 15 mins to soak.
• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter and line the base of a 20cm non-stick square cake tin (not one with a loose base).
• Stir the melted butter into the pudding mixture, tip into the tin, then scatter with demerara.
• Bake for 1½ hrs until firm and golden, covering with foil if it starts to brown too much. Turn out of the tin and strip off the paper. Cut into squares and serve warm.

BEST EVER BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Whisk together the first 10 ingredients until blended. Gently stir in bread. Transfer to a greased 3-qt. or 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with brown sugar; let stand until bread is softened, about 15 minutes. Bake until puffed and a knife inserted in center comes out clean, 40-45 minutes., Meanwhile, for sauce, melt butter in a large heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add brown sugar; stir until dissolved. Gradually stir in cream. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer until thickened, 15-20 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; add vanilla, sea salt and baking soda, stirring well. Serve sauce with warm bread pudding.

OLD-FASHIONED BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In 2-quart saucepan, heat milk and butter over medium heat until butter is melted and milk is hot.
• In large bowl, mix eggs, sugar, cinnamon and salt. Stir in bread cubes and raisins. Stir in milk mixture. Pour into ungreased deep round pan.
• Bake uncovered 40 to 45 minutes or until knife inserted 1 inch from edge comes out clean. Serve warm with whipping cream.

POPEYE'S "SUPPERTIME" BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven 450 degrees F.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, mayonnaise and Dijon. Pour the mixture over the cubed bread in a large bowl. Mix together to coat all the bread cubes (I use my hands for this and squeeze bread to ensure each piece is well saturated). Add the lemon zest, scallions, spinach, tomatoes, herbs and feta. Season with salt and pepper. Toss well again, ensuring all the bread is well soaked. Place a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add the avocado oil.
• Once the oil is hot, spread the mixture into the skillet, pressing down with your hands to evenly distribute. Cook until the bread pudding forms a crust on the bottom, 4 to5 minutes. Transfer to the oven and bake until the top is golden brown and the pudding is set, about 13 minutes. Eat and enjoy!

MOM'S THANKSGIVING BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 2-quart casserole or baking dish.
• Spread bread slices with butter, then use a sharp knife to cut each slice into 4 squares.
• Arrange 1/2 of the bread squares in the bottom of the prepared casserole. Sprinkle with raisins and 1/2 of the cinnamon. Cover with remaining bread and cinnamon.
• Heat milk in a medium saucepan over medium heat just until a film forms over the top, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and add sugar; stir until dissolved.
• Pour some of the hot milk into the beaten eggs, whisking quickly to avoid scrambling the eggs. Pour the mixture back into the saucepan and whisk until smooth and thoroughly combined. Stir in vanilla and pour mixture over the bread.
• Set the casserole in a pan and fill with 1 inch hot water. Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Serve warm.

PATTY MAE'S PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Melt Karo syrup, brown sugar, and butter together in a saucepan over medium low heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat.
• Place eggs in a mixing bowl and beat until broken up.
• Slowly whisk the syrup mixture into the eggs.
• Add the salt, bourbon, vanilla extract, and cinnamon; whisk until thoroughly combined.
• Stir in pecans, making sure all the pecans are completely immersed in the liquid.
• Pour filling into the prepared pie shell.
• Bake for about 45 minutes, until the crust is baked through and the filling is set and well puffed in the center.
• Cool the pie on a rack and serve warm or at room temperature.