Star Anise Bread Pudding
- 2 cups whole milk
- 6 star anise
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons chopped crystallized ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 12 (1-ounce) slices cinnamon-raisin bread, cut into 1-inch pieces
- Cooking spray
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 1/4 cups vanilla reduced-fat ice cream (such as Healthy Choice)
- Combine the milk and star anise in a small, heavy saucepan. Heat to 180u0b0 or until tiny bubbles form around edge of pan, stirring frequently (do not boil). Remove from heat; cover and steep 20 minutes. Strain milk mixture through a fine sieve into a large bowl; discard star anise. Add 1/2 cup sugar, ginger, cinnamon, and eggs; stir with a whisk. Gently stir in bread. Let stand 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Preheat oven to 350u0b0.
- Pour into an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle the mixture evenly with 1 tablespoon sugar. Bake at 350u0b0 for 35 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean. Serve each piece warm with 1/4 cup ice cream.
milk, anise, sugar, ginger, ground cinnamon, eggs, cinnamonraisin bread, cooking spray, sugar, vanilla reduced
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/star-anise-bread-pudding (may not work)