You asked for it and here it is! I love bread pudding, it's rapidly becoming one of my favorite desserts and I order it everywhere. This is the first time I have made this recipe and it is one of the best bread puddings I have ever had! It's the perfect consistancy - soft and creamy with a nice "chew" to it, if that makes sense. The flavor is perfect. I love challah bread (which is a very flavorful egg bread) and it just worked perfectly in this recipe. Besides that change, I also used cinnamon instead of nutmeg as I really don't like nutneg all that much.
So, onto the recipes!
O'hana Bread Pudding
5 eggs
3 cups whole milk
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp nutmeg (or 1/2 tsp cinnamon which is what I used)
1 1/2 cup sugar
8 cups french or 'Ohana breakfast bread (I used Challah bread and it was perfect!)
1. In a Large bowl (big enough for mixture and bread) mix eggs, milk , salt, sugar and nutmeg. Set aside.
2. Cut bread in medium pieces (about 1.5" cubes), place on cookie sheet pan put in 350 degree oven.
3. Bake bread until lightly toasted, about 15 minutes. Remove bread and place in egg and milk mixture. Mix the bread into the mixture with a large spoon to let the bread soak up as much as it can, just do it gently so as to not break up the bread too much.
4. Place mixture in a lightly greased (I used Pam)10-inch cake pan (I used an 8-inch square Pyrex glass dish as that's what I had and it worked just fine) and bake at 325 degree for 1 hour. Test with a toothpick till it comes out almost completely clean. You want the pudding (wich is really a custard) to be set but not dried out. I set my oven for 50 minutes and checked every 5 minutes after that. Mine took 65 minutes to finish.
5. Let stand 5 minutes, serve hot with ice cream or the Vanilla Sauce recipe.
Vanilla Sauce
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 pinch ground cinnamon
1 egg
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 1/4 cups whole milk
1 pinch salt
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
For vanilla sauce, whisk 1/2 cup of light brown sugar, the flour, a pinch of cinnamon, 1 egg, 2 tablespoons of melted butter, 1 1/4 cups of whole milk,and salt together in a heavy saucepan until smooth. It will most likely start out with little lumps in it but whisk fairly vigorously for a minute or so and they will disappear. Heat over medium heat, whisking constantly, until thickened and the sauce coats the back of a spoon, 10 to 12 minutes. Stir in the vanilla extract. Pour sauce over warm bread pudding, or serve on the side in a bowl.
Breakfast!!
Yup, it makes an awesome breakfast as well! Just cut into 1" thick slices and grill in a pan (or electric griddle if you have one) till it gets a little toasty and warm. Then drizzle with maple syrup and enjoy! Best "French Toast" you've ever had!!
For those that asked, here is the Banana Foster Sauce recipe from Allears.net:
BANANA FOSTER SAUCE
4 oz sugar
4 oz brown sugar
4 oz corn syrup
4 oz unsalted butter
1cup heavy cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
1cup spiced rum
1cup banana slices
1. Combine sugar, brown sugar, corn syrup, butter and half of heavy cream in a large pan. Bring to a boil and slowly add remaining heavy cream keeping mixture at a steady boil.
2. Add spiced rum and flambe.
3. Candy will brown slightly; cook 3 minutes until candy forms into a firm ball in cold water. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Add sliced bananas. Serve warm.
If you have any questions or comments either post them up here or better yet, drop me an email at banishwrx@gmail.com
I hope of enjoy this as much as my family did! Don't forget to check out my Sweet Cream Cheese Stuffed Pretzel recipe also found on this blog.
-Banish (aka - Jeff)
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