Marys Bread Pudding Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Melt the butter in the baking dish. Beat the eggs with the sugar. Add evaporated milk and vanilla; mix well in a large mixing bowl. Add the cubed bread and fruit cocktail or peaches and stir.
• Pour into a 2.5 liter or 2.5 quart baking dish and bake for 50-60 minutes.

Steps:

• BREAD PUDDING: In bowl combine eggs, cinnamon and nutmeg. Mix well. Add to this mixture sugar, milk, cream and vanilla extract. Mi well. Cut up bread in bitesize pieces in baking dish (about 1 1/2 quarts). Add raisins and melted butter to bread. Pour mixture over bread. Bake about 30 minutes or until it is golden brown. RUM SAUCE: In sauce pan melt butter, add flour. Mix well. Add scalded milk and sugar. Cook over low heat until thick. Beat in eggs and remove from heat. Add nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla and rum. Serve over pudding.

Steps:

• 1. Add raisins to small bowl and pour pour rum,bourbon or grand Marnier, over raisins. Cover with paper towel and microwave for 2-3 minutes. Remove, from microwave and allow to steep while covered till raisins are plump, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• 2. PREHEAT OVEN TO 350 DEGREES F.Lightly grease the cast iron skillet, or 9X13X2 inch casserole dish,or use cooking spray, and set aside till needed.
• 3. Combine the bread cubes with the mini chocolate chips,add the steeped raisins along with what ever liquid remains, chopped or grated apples & set aside.
• 4. In a large bowl beat eggs with whisk, stir in whole milk, heavy whipping cream, butter,brown sugar, salt & spices. Mix well. Pour over bread cubes mixture. Stir to mix well. Allow to set for at least 30 minutes until most of liquid has been absorbed. Pour into prepared skillet or dish. Sprinkle with nuts. Bake uncovered for 55 minutes to an hour, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Serve with butter Sauce if desired, or drizzle with caramel syrup.
• 5. BUTTER SAUCE: To make the butter sauce, cream together butter and sugar. Add egg yolk, and evaporated milk. Cook in a double boiler. Mix cornstarch with 1 cup milk, mix well, and pour into cooked mixture. Cook until thickened. Remove from heat, and add 2 teaspoons of butter extract or vanilla, then serve over bread pudding. Top with whipped cream if desired and garnish with a cherry half.
• 6. I gave you my original recipe, but this time I used stale hot dog and hamburger buns with whole wheat rolls. I always learned to be creative and recreate when it came to food, because we could not afford to throw any away, with 13 people in our family.

Steps:

• Tear 500g white or wholemeal bread into a large mixing bowl and add 500g mixed dried fruit, 85g mixed peel and 1 ½ tbsp mixed spice.
• Pour in 600ml milk, then stir or scrunch through your fingers to mix everything well and completely break up the bread.
• Add 2 beaten large eggs, 140g light muscovado sugar and zest of 1 lemon, if using. Stir well, then set aside for 15 mins to soak.
• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter and line the base of a 20cm non-stick square cake tin (not one with a loose base).
• Stir the melted butter into the pudding mixture, tip into the tin, then scatter with demerara.
• Bake for 1½ hrs until firm and golden, covering with foil if it starts to brown too much. Turn out of the tin and strip off the paper. Cut into squares and serve warm.