Tomato Pudding Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Pour tomatoes into a 1 1/2 quart baking dish.
• Mix in the torn pieces of bread and season with salt and fresh ground pepper.
• Dot with pieces of butter.
• Bake 35- 40 minutes.

Steps:

• Have enough tomatoes to overfill the pudding basin you will use. Dip into boiling water and peel them. Chop roughly and sprinkle with good sea salt and pepper and a tiny bit of sugar. Pour some passata into a large soup plate and season with lemon juice and Worstershire sauce, and maybe a touch of pepper sauce. Soak the bread slices briefly in this mixture and line your bowl with them, leaving no cracks or crannies. To the tomatoes add as much crushed garlic as you fancy, a good measure of olive oil and lots of torn up basil leaves. Adjust the seasoning and pour the whole lot into the bread lined bowl. Seal the top with more soaked bread. Place the receptacle on top with weights and leave overnight in the refrigerator. Turn out onto a fine dish and surround with goodies--quail eggs, olives, peppers, capers or what you will. A bowl of sour cream might be passed round with it, or good home-made mayonnaise.

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium heat, stir together the water and tomato puree. Mix in the brown sugar, basil and salt, and bring to a boil. Simmer over low heat for 5 minutes, then set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Coat a 2 quart casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Place the bread cubes into the dish, and drizzle with melted butter. Pour the tomato sauce over all. Cover with a lid or aluminum foil.
• Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven. Remove the lid for the last 10 minutes.

Steps:

• Peel the tomatoes, and cut them in half. Scoop out the seeds, juice and pulp and process with the skins. Chop the tomato flesh, and put it in a bowl. Rub the pulp and skins through the sieve to extract maximum juice and flavor. Pour half the resulting liquid on to the tomatoes. Taste the mixture, and then just enough salt and pepper to season. Season the remaining tomato liquid with salt and pepper to taste. Cut the bread into wedges, dip into the seasoned tomato liquid, and line small molds as if making individual summer puddings, or a large pudding basin. Spoon in the chopped tomato, and cover with a round of bread. Cover the puddings, weight them, and refrigerate for six to eight hours or overnight. To serve, turn out on to a chilled plate, decorate with herbs, and serve with a tomato vinaigrette made with extra-virgin olive oil, sherry vinegar and some saved tomato pulp. Accompany, if you wish with a salad of steamed baby artichokes, leeks, asparagus, broccoli spears, and other summer vegetables, or simply with a sprig of mint and some miniature tomatoes.

Steps:

• Filling: Put an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter a 9 by 13 by 2-inch glass baking dish. Add the bread cubes and set aside.
• In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the shallots and garlic. Cook, stirring constantly until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the tomatoes and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Cook until slightly soft, about 2 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the basil. Pour the tomato mixture and Parmesan cheese over the bread cubes and combine well.
• Custard: In a large bowl, beat the eggs, milk, salt, and pepper together until smooth. Pour the custard over the bread mixture and gently toss to coat. Bake until slightly puffed and golden, about 25 to 30 minutes. Remove the pudding from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes. Cut into wedges and serve.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Pour the tomatoes into a 1 1/2 quart baking dish. Place the torn pieces of bread in a layer over the tomatoes, and dot with pieces of butter. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.

Steps:

• Coarsely chop the tomatoes. Place them in a food processor and pulse until they are chopped fine. Or chop them fine by hand.
• Stir in the garlic, olive oil and basil. Season with salt and pepper.
• Cut the bread into slices about 1/2-inch thick. You should have about 18 slices.
• Place 3 to 4 of the bread slices in the bottom of a 6-cup mixing bowl, trimming them if necessary so they completely cover the bottom of the bowl. Spoon about a quarter of the tomato mixture over the bread, enough to cover it. Make another layer of the bread, another of tomato, another bread, another of tomato and finish with a layer of the bread. Except for the bread in the bottom of the bowl, the other layers do not have to fit tightly.
• Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, then set a dish that will fit inside the rim of the bowl directly on the wrap. Weight this dish with a heavy can of food, a rock or other heavy object and place this assembly in the refrigerator for at least 12 hours. Put the bowl on a plate to catch any liquid that may spill over.
• To serve, remove the weight, the plate and wrap. Run a flexible knife or spatula around the pudding inside the bowl to loosen it. Unmold the pudding onto a serving dish that has enough of a rim to catch any juices. Garnish the pudding with sprigs of basil and serve in wedges.

Steps:

• combine brown sugar,tomato puree, and water.
• cook 5 minutes.
• while tomato mixture is cooking, put bread cubes in casserole and pour melted butter over.
• Pour on hot tomato mixture.
• DO NOT STIR!
• Bake 50 minutes in a 325* oven.
• the drier the bread cubes, the more crusty the pudding will be -- .

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Butter a 2 quart casserole dish and place the bread crumbs evenly on the bottom.
• In a saucepan, combine the butter, onion, and bell pepper and saute until translucent.
• Add the tomatoes and brown sugar, and seasonings and bring to a boil.
• Put half the cheese over the breadcrumbs and pour the tomato mixture over the top.
• Add the rest of the cheese and bake until bubbly and the cheese is browned.
• (about 15 minutes).

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375F. Use a 1 1/2 qt. casserole dish sprayed with non stick spray.
• 2. In a sauce pan combine the tomato paste (puree), sugar, water and salt. Cook together 5 minutes.
• 3. Place bread cubes in casserole dish. Pour melted butter over bread cubes.
• 4. Pour tomato mixture over top of previous mixture and toss to make sure it covers the bread.
• 5. Set casserole dish in a pan of hot water in oven. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Put the bread cubes in a casserole dish and pour the melted butter over them. Stir and set aside.
• Combine the brown sugar, tomato puree, orange juice and candied ginger in a saucepan. Heat to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes.
• Pour the hot mixture over the bread cubes.
• Bake until puffy and the corners of the bread cubes are browned, 35-40 minutes.