Sweet N Fruity Bread Pudding Recipes

SWEET N' FRUITY BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Lightly grease a casserole dish and place day-old bread and dried fruit inside.
• In a mixing bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, vanilla extract, salt, and granulated sugar. Pour the mixture over the bread and dried fruit in the casserole dish and let it sit for a minute or two.
• Combine the butter and brown sugar in a separate dish then pour over the bread pudding mixture in the casserole dish. Be sure to poke down any bread or dried fruit that is not wet, as everything should be wet. Let this sit another few minutes.
• Bake the bread pudding uncovered for 50-60 minutes or until the pudding has set and the top is golden brown.
• Let the bread pudding cool for a short time then serve warm or cold.

FRUIT AND NUT BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine bread and sugar. Set aside. In another bowl, beat eggs, milk, cinnamon, salt and vanilla until foamy. Pour over bread and sugar; mix well. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours. , Stir in all remaining ingredients except cream. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. , Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until firm. Cut into squares. Serve warm or cold with whipped cream if desired.

FRUITY BREAD PUDDING FOR TWO

Steps:

• In a lightly greased 2 cup baking dish, toss together the bread cubes, apple and dried fruit.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the egg, sugar and vanilla.
• In a small saucepan, heat the milk with the butter just until steaming; gradually whisk into the egg mixture in a slow, steady stream.
• Pour over the bread mixture.
• Let stand for 5 minutes; press gently to moisten the bread evenly.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon to taste.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for about 30 minutes or just until puffed and a knife inserted in the centre comes out clean.
• Broil for about 2 minutes or until golden and crusty.

BREAD FRUIT PUDDING (FEATURED RECIPE THE OLIVE GARDEN)

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350ºF.
• PUDDING PREPARATION.
• SOAK bread in milk for 2 minutes until evenly saturated.
• BLEND eggs, cream, salt, sugar, lemon zest, flour and cornmeal. Add apples, pear, grapes and raisins.
• COAT a 10 - 12 inch baking pan generously with butter. Add bread mixture to pan, spreading out evenly to the edges. Top with fruit batter mixture, spreading out evenly. Sprinkle with rosemary, sugar and drizzle with olive oil.
• BAKE for approximately one hour or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• PLATING SUGGESTION.
• Serve the pudding warm with ice cream.
• Garnish with rosemary sprig.
• VARIATIONS.
• Drizzle with caramel sauce.
• Bake in individual baking cups.
• Use melted vanilla ice cream for vanilla sauce.
• Add 1 tablespoons cinnamon to recipe.