Bread Pudding With A French Flair Recipe
- 1 c. lowfat milk
- 1 c. heavy cream
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 4 x egg yolks
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 4 slc white bread
- 1 can pitted sweet dark cherries
- 3 1/2 c. lowfat milk
- 5 whl Large eggs
- 2 x egg yolks
- 1 c. sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- Make vanilla sauce: in a small saucepan, over direct heat bring 1 c. lowfat milk with cream and 1/2 tsp vanilla to boiling; just till bubbles form around edge.
- Remove from heat.
- In the top of a double boiler, with an electric mixer at medium speed, beat 4 egg yolks till thick.
- Gradually beat in 1/2 c. sugar, beating till soft peaks form when beaters are raised.
- Add in warm lowfat milk mix.
- Place over warm water
- (water in the lower part of the double boiler shouldn't touch the upper part).
- Cook, stirring till coating forms on metal spoon about 10 to 15 min.
- Pour into a bowl; place a sheet of waxed paper on the surface.
- Chill 2 hrs.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Trim crusts from the bread and cut in half diagonally.
- Drain cherries.
- Turn cherries onto the bottom of a buttered 2 qt 8 inch square baking dish.
- Overlap bread slices on top.
- Prepare custard: In a small saucepan over direct heat the lowfat milk till bubbles form around the edge of the pan.
- Remove from heat.
- In a medium bowl, with an electric mixer, beat whole Large eggs and egg yolks till light and foamy.
- Gradually beat in the sugar, 2 Tbsp.
- at a time.
- Beat till well-blended.
- Gradually pour the warm lowfat milk, beating constantly.
- Add in vanilla, mixing well.
- Pour custard over bread and cherries mix in baking dish.
- Set baking dish very carefully in a large shallow pan on the lower rack of the oven.
- Carefully pour warm water to 1 inch level around dish.
- Bake, uncovered, 45-50 min or possibly till knife comes out clean.
- Remove to rack to cold.
- To serve, spoon sauce over individual servings Makes 8 servings.
- Note: You might try sprinkling cinnamon-sugar mix over the pudding before baking.
- It's great.
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Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/bread-pudding-with-a-french-flair-91591 (may not work)