Peggys Peach Bread Pudding Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Mix peaches, flour, 1/4 cup white sugar, rum, 1 tablespoon cinnamon, and 1 pinch nutmeg together in a baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until peaches are tender and bubbling, about 30 minutes. Remove and set peaches aside.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 1 1/2-quart casserole dish.
• Stir milk and heavy cream together in a saucepan over medium heat; heat until just warmed and a film forms over top of mixture, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in butter until melted. Cool mixture to lukewarm.
• Combine 1 cup white sugar, brown sugar, eggs, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, vanilla extract, salt, and 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer at medium speed until combined, 1 minute. Slowly pour milk mixture into sugar mixture; stir to combine. Add bread cubes; stir gently. Fold in cooked peaches.
• Pour batter into prepared casserole dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until pudding is bubbling and center is set, 45 to 50 minutes. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In mixing bowl, beat together first 6 ingredients, eggs through salt.
• In another bowl, combine milk & water, then beat it into the egg mixture.
• In greased 1 1/2-quart casserole, layer bread, milk mixture & peaches until all ingredients are used.
• Set casserole in pan of hot water & bake 30-40 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• Remove from oven, cool & serve.
• Refrigerate leftovers.

Steps:

• With 1 tablespoon of butter, grease a 9-by-13-inch glass baking dish; cut or tear bread into cubes (they don't have to be in uniform size) and place in the baking dish, prepare peaches by peeling & slicing; set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine egg yolks and sugar with a whisk; do not WHIP.
• Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the peaches and cook until soft, about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally with a rubber spatula.
• Add the cream and bring mixture to a boil. Gradually pour hot peach mixture into egg mixture while STIRRING CONSTANTLY. Add vanilla & salt.
• Pour the peach-and-egg mixture over the bread cubes; there won't be much room in the baking dish, but gently move contents around with rubber spatula until all the bread cubes are coated. Cover with wax paper and let stand in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put pudding, covered in the wax paper, into oven on middle rack and bake 30 minutes; then uncover and bake another 30 minutes or until golden brown.
• Allow pudding to cool about 5 to 10 minutes, then slice and serve warm with a scoop of ice cream on top. Enjoy.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Take 1/2 Tb butter and grease a 9" x 9" pyrex baking dish: set aside.
• Whisk eggs and sugar in a large bowl: set aside.
• Heat the 1 1/2 tb butter over medium heat and add peaches. Cook about 5 minutes then add cream and mix. Turn off and remove from heat. Quickly add egg/sugar mixture, vanilla and salt.
• Pu the challah into the dish and pour the liquids over. Mix it all up.Bake for 40 minutes covered. Uncover and bake for 15 minutes more or until golden browned.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Butter a 13x9 inch glass baking dish.
• Cut bread into 1-inch cubes. (you should have 10-12 cups); spread in baking dish. Add peaches and toss gently to combine. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar, flour and cinnamon; whisk in milk and vanilla and pour over the bread and peaches. Press bread down gently with spatula to coat in liquid. Let stand at room temperature for about 10 minutes ir until bread is soaked through.
• Bake for about 55 minutes or until puffed, golden and a knife inserted in center comes out clean. Serve hot or warm.
• COOKING TIP: Day-old bread works well for this recipe but make sure the bread is not stale. If using canned peaches, drain them well and pat dry before measuring.
• FOR THE ADVENTUROUS: Add 1 cup chopped white chocolate or white baking chips with peaches. Serve topped with lemon-flavored whipped cream, vanilla ice cream or lemon yogurt.