Bon Appétit DESSERTS/COOKIES
RECIPE NAME:  BREAD AND BUTTER PUDDING
RECIPE BY: Francine, Perpignan, France
SERVING SIZE: 4 to 6
PREPARATION TIME: 1 hour 10 minutes
 INGREDIENTS:
1/3 cup sugar -
1/2 cup powdered skim milk -
1 pinch salt -
1/2 cup milk -
2 whole eggs (or 4 egg yolks) -
1 teaspoon vanilla -
2 1/2 cups milk -
6 slices bread buttered
- - peanut butter  or strawberry jam optional
- - (which is what I use)
- - raisins, nutmeg, cinnamon or cardamon -
 
DIRECTIONS:
  •  Mix together the sugar, powdered milk, salt, the 1/2 cup milk, whole eggs or yolks and vanilla. Beat until smooth, then add the 2 1/2 cups milk.
  • Place the buttered bread slices (spread with peanut butter or strawberry jam) one on top of the other in a baking dish, each layer sprinkled with raisins, nutmeg, cinnamon or cardamon. Pour over the mix from above over the bread.
  • Bake in a 325F oven from 50 to 60 minutes or until the custard is baked. A thermometer inserted in the pudding should reach 175F.
  • Variations: A plain bread pudding is prepared in the same manner; simply pour the milk mixture over 4 to 5 cups of dried diced bread.
  • Obviously, you can ad-lib with such a recipe!
Notes: Several years ago, as I was living in Sweden, I had a whole bunch of bread left after eating a cheese fondue. Since I hate wasting any kind of food, I was trying to figure out a way to use up all that bread. And then I remembered the bread pudding my mother used to make when we were kids.

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