Bread Pudding
HB-6224 · Hand-built original · American
Stale bread baked in a cinnamon, cardamom and vanilla egg custard, served with a warm vanilla cream sauce poured over the top.
Main ingredient: stale bread
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
Ingredients
- 6 cups stale bread (cut into 2” pieces)
- 4 tablespoons butter (1 for coating pan 3 for pudding)
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon cardamom
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- ½ cup whole milk
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Method
- Heat the oven to 350°F and coat an 8-inch square baking dish with 1 tablespoon of the butter for this bread pudding.
- Cut the stale bread into roughly 2-inch pieces, drizzle them with the remaining melted butter, and tumble them into the buttered dish.
- Beat the eggs for about 3 minutes, then mix in the milk, granulated sugar, vanilla and cinnamon along with the cardamom until the custard is smooth.
- Pour the custard slowly over the buttered bread, making sure every piece is coated, and let it soak for a few minutes before the dish goes into the oven.
- Bake the bread pudding for 30 to 45 minutes, until it is golden brown and springs back when pressed lightly with a spoon.
- For the vanilla sauce, simmer the heavy whipping cream with the whole milk and sugar in a small saucepan, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
- Whisk the cornstarch into the simmering cream sauce, lower the heat, and cook for about 5 minutes until it thickens without lumps.
- Take the sauce off the heat, whisk in its vanilla, let it cool slightly, and drizzle it generously over warm slices of the pudding.
Prep: 60 min · Cook: 45 min · Total: 105 min
Nutrition (per serving, where published)
Estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data