Rubys Bread Pudding Recipes

OLD FASHIONED BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 F. Put the butter in a 9 inch cake pan or pie plate, and place the pan in the oven for a couple of minutes to melt the butter.
• Remove the pan and swirl the butter evenly over the bottom of the pan.
• Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of granulated sugar in the bottom of the pan. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the milk, sugar, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon,vanilla, eggs. Whisk briefly until just combined.
• Add the bread chunks to the mixing bowl. If you are using raisins, add them now as well.
• Stir until well saturated with liquid. Use your fingers to massage the mixture and break up any large chunks.
• Gently place the soaked bread chunks in the pan, on top of the butter/sugar mixture. Fill in any gaps in the bread and gently press down on the top to make it even. Pour any remaining liquid evenly over the top.
• Place the pan in the oven. Bake for 15 minutes at 400 F, then turn the oven down to 300 F and bake another 15 minutes. The bread pudding is done when the temperature in the middle reaches 175 F, or when the center jiggles but does not slosh.
• Remove from oven and cool on a rack for 30 minutes. Serve slightly warm, or let cool to room temperature, then refrigerate. Also tastes wonderful chilled.

RUBY'S BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Arrange bread in 1 layer in a shallow baking pan just large enough to hold it in 1 layer. Pour water over bread and soak 30 seconds. Turn bread over and soak until softened but not falling apart (parts of crust will remain firm), about 4 minutes more. Squeeze water from bread, then transfer bread to a buttered 13- by 9-inch glass baking dish or other 2 1/2-quart shallow baking dish.
• Whisk together eggs, milk, butter, sugars, vanilla, nutmeg, and salt and stir in raisins and pineapple. Pour mixture over bread and stir gently until combined well.
• Bake pudding, uncovered, in middle of oven until custard is just set, 45 to 50 minutes.

BREAD PUDDING II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Break bread into small pieces into an 8 inch square baking pan. Drizzle melted butter or margarine over bread. If desired, sprinkle with raisins.
• In a medium mixing bowl, combine eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla. Beat until well mixed. Pour over bread, and lightly push down with a fork until bread is covered and soaking up the egg mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until the top springs back when lightly tapped.

LUBY'S BREAD PUDDING WITH LEMON SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• For cinnamon sugar, in small bowl, mix together sugar and cinnamon.
• For pudding, in large bowl, whisk together milk, eggs, sugar, and vanilla until well blended.
• Place bread in 2 quart baking dish. Sprinkle with raisins.
• Pour milk mixture over bread and raisins. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
• Cover with foil.
• Bake 45 minutes.
• Remove foil and continue baking 10 minutes.
• For sauce, in small saucepan, combine sugar and lemon juice.
• Mix well. Bring to a boil over medium heat.
• In small bowl, mix cornstarch, water, and food color until cornstarch is completely dissolved.
• Add to saucepan, stirring constantly until mixture thickens.
• Serve over pudding.