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Bread pudding

A custard-like baked dessert made with leftover bread, eggs, and dairy.

Contents

Challah is an ideal bread for this recipe. Any relatively soft but sturdy white bread may be substituted.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. In measuring cup or jar, lightly beat 1 egg and 3 tbsp orange liqueur. Add 34 c dried cranberries, mixing well. Cover with plastic wrap.
  2. Cut 20 oz bread into 1″ cubes and place in large bowl.
  3. In separate bowl, whisk together 4 eggs and 34 c sugar. Whisk in 1 tbsp vanilla extract, 14 tsp salt, 12 tsp nutmeg, 212 c heavy cream, and 212 c milk.
  4. Pour custard over bread; toss to cover well.

30 minutes pass

  1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
  2. Line a 13″ × 9″ baking pan with foil; butter foil.
  3. Mix cranberries into bread/custard mixture.
  4. Pour custard mixture into baking pan.
  5. Cut 4 oz bread into 1″ cubes.
  6. Melt 2 tbsp butter.
  7. Place bread cubes on top of custard; push down so only tops of bread cubes are showing.
  8. Brush bread cubes with melted butter; sprinkle with 2 tbsp sugar.
  9. Place pan into oven.

45 minutes pass

  1. Remove pudding from oven. Let cool in pan.

10 minutes pass

  1. Extract pudding from pan. Serve warm.