Bread Pudding Recipe
Our Bread Pudding Recipe is a comforting tapestry woven from the simple threads of yesterday's bread, transformed under a velvety custard and a whisper of cinnamon. It’s a dish that speaks the language of comfort food fluently, offering a tender, custard-soaked interior crowned with a golden, slightly crisp top that yields to the touch of a fork. Drizzled with an optional but highly recommended rich vanilla sauce, it’s a dessert that doesn’t just end the meal, but rather, concludes it with an exclamation point of warmth and sweetness.
6 Servings
Ingredients
For The Bread Pudding:
- 6 slices stale bread or about 4-5 c of broken bread pieces or cubes
- 3 tbsp. butter divided (1 tbsp. + 2 tbsp.)
- 4 eggs beaten
- 2 c milk
- 3/4 c white sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Optional Vanilla Sauce:
- 3 tbsp butter salted or unsalted
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
Bread Pudding Recipe:
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Take an 8-inch baking dish. Apply a layer of butter using 1 tbsp.
- Break the bread into pieces. Place them in the buttered dish. Drizzle melted butter (2 tbsp.), over the bread.
- In a bowl mix beaten eggs, milk (2 cups), sugar (3/4 cup), vanilla extract (1 tsp) and cinnamon (1 tsp). Pour this mixture evenly over the bread in the dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven, for 45 minutes or until the pudding bounces back lightly when touched.
Optional Vanilla Sauce:
- In a saucepan melt butter (3 tbsp.) over high heat. Once melted reduce heat to medium. Let the butter slightly brown.
- Stir in sugar (1 tbsp.) and vanilla extract (1 tsp). Remove from heat allow it to rest for 1 to 2 minutes then stir again before pouring it over the cooked bread pudding.
Notes
Let's whisk away the gluten and invite all to the table with a gluten-free rendition of this classic Bread Pudding Recipe. Begin by selecting your favorite gluten-free bread — from a hearty multigrain to a light and airy white — and let it stale just as its wheat-filled counterparts would. As it dries, it dreams of the rich custard it will soon bathe in, absorbing the velvety blend of eggs, milk, and spices, ensuring no crumb is left untouched by flavor. And fear not, for this custard doesn't discriminate; it swathes the gluten-free bread in the same creamy coat, promising a dessert so indulgent, so comforting, that you wouldn't dream it's sans gluten.