Louisiana Bread Pudding
Bread pudding is a traditional dessert that originated as a way to use up stale bread. It has become a popular comfort food in many cultures.
This is vegetarian recipe. Dish can be prepared in 70 minutes. Recipe requires some culinary experience (medium difficulty). Number of ingredients: 11.
Ingredients
- 1 loaf French bread
- 2 cup Milk
- 1 cup Heavy cream
- 1 cup Granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon Ground nutmeg
- 3 large Eggs
- 1/2 cup Raisins
- 2 tablespoon Unsalted butter
- to taste for dusting Powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a baking dish.
- Cut the French bread into cubes and place them in the prepared baking dish.
- In a saucepan, heat the milk, heavy cream, sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and nutmeg over medium heat until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat.
- In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs. Slowly pour the milk mixture into the beaten eggs, whisking constantly.
- Pour the egg mixture over the bread cubes in the baking dish. Press the bread cubes down to make sure they are soaked in the mixture.
- Sprinkle raisins over the top and dot with unsalted butter.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until the pudding is set and golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and let it rest for 10 minutes before serving.
- Dust with powdered sugar before serving, if desired.
Nutrition Facts
Servings 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 320kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 15g24%
- Total Carbohydrate 40g14%
- Sugars 20g
- Protein 8g16%
* The Percentage Daily Values are calculated from a 2,000 calorie diet. Your specific daily value may vary, depending on your individual calorie requirements.