Desmond Hotel Bread Pudding Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Place bread cubes in a greased 13-in x 9-in baking dish. In a large bowl whisk the eggs, milk, cream, sugar, butter, vanilla and cinnamon. Pour evenly over bread.
• 2. Bake, uncovered, at 350* for 40-45 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand for 5 minutes before cutting.
• 3. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, bring the sugar, water and lemon juice to a boil. Reduce heat to medium; cook until sugar is dissolved and mixture turns a golden amber color. Stir in butter until melted. Add cream. Remove from the heat. Serve with bread pudding.

Steps:

• Prepare the pudding. Whisk eggs in a large mixing bowl to beat lightly. Whisk in milk, 1 cup white sugar, 1 cup brown sugar, heavy cream, butter, vanilla extract, and salt until evenly combined.
• Tear sourdough and brioche breads into bite-sized pieces. Add both breads to the custard mixture and stir with a rubber spatula until well coated. Allow to stand at room temperature and soak for 20 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with butter.
• After soaking, spoon bread mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 55 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk together the remaining 2 tablespoons white sugar, remaining 2 tablespoons brown sugar, and cinnamon in a small bowl.
• Remove the pudding from the oven and sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar mixture evenly over the top. Increase oven temperature to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Return pudding to the oven and bake until firm with a lightly crisped top, about 6 minutes. Cool at least 20 minutes before slicing.
• While pudding cools, prepare the sauce. Beat egg in a small mixing bowl. Whisk in the heavy cream.
• Combine sugar and butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring frequently, until butter melts and sugar dissolves. Remove saucepan from heat. While rapidly whisking the butter and sugar mixture, slowly pour in the beaten egg and cream mixture, whisking until entirely incorporated. Whisk in bourbon and return to medium heat. Cook, whisking constantly, for 1 to 2 minutes. Whisk in salt.
• Cut the pudding into squares and serve with warm bourbon sauce.

Steps:

• PUDDING: -Place heavy cream in sauce pan and scald (bubbles around the edge) DO NOT BOIL -Mix eggs and sugar in separate bowl and beat well -Spray Pam in a 9 x 13 pan -Tear rolls or croissants and place in 9 x 13 pan -SLOWLY add the scalded cream into the egg mixture and quickly whisk (if you add to fast it will scramble the eggs) -Add vanilla -Pour over the bread in the pan and let it soak up till all is absorbed. You may have to push the bread down into the cream mixture. -Cover and Bake for 1 hour on 350, then uncover and brown for approx 5 minutes.
• SAUCE: -Mix eggs with 1/2 of the 1/2 cup of sugar in a bowl -Mix other 1/2 of sugar and cream in a sauce pan and bring to boil, immediately turning off heat -Slowly add the cream to the eggs and whisk over a double boiler until thick -Then over an ice bath and whisk till cool.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Break bread into small pieces into an 8 inch square baking pan. Drizzle melted butter or margarine over bread. If desired, sprinkle with raisins.
• In a medium mixing bowl, combine eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla. Beat until well mixed. Pour over bread, and lightly push down with a fork until bread is covered and soaking up the egg mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until the top springs back when lightly tapped.