Bread Pudding with Raisins

Another excellent recipe from grandmas treasure trove of ideas on how to use stale bread in a delicious way.

Details

  • Preparation Time: 80 minutes
  • Cooking Time: 40 minutes
  • Difficulty: 1
  • Spiciness: 0
  • Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • pieces Butter, unsalted

  • 85 g Raisins

  • 2 spoons Alcohol, Rum

  • 5 pieces Egg, fresh

  • 300 ml Sweet cream

  • 300 ml Milk, whole milk

  • 55 g Sugar, white

  • pieces Orange, shell

  • 0.5 piece Vanilla, extract, natural

  • 0.5 teaspoons Spices, cinnamon, ground

  • 12 slice Bread, wheat

  • 60 g Butter, unsalted

  • 2 spoons Sugar, brown

Steps

  1. Pick through the raisins and place them in a small bowl. Pour warm brandy over them and let them sit for a while so the raisins absorb the liquid and soften.

  2. Crack the eggs into a bowl and whisk them well with a hand whisk. Add the milk and cream, then add the cinnamon, orange zest, sugar, and vanilla seeds scraped from the vanilla pod. Mix the ingredients well to form a uniform mixture.

  3. Lightly grease a deep baking dish with butter. Sprinkle 1/3 of the brandy-soaked raisins on the bottom of the dish and cover them with a layer of bread slices. Distribute pieces of butter over the bread slices, then cover with another layer of bread slices and sprinkle the remaining raisins on top. Pour the mixture of eggs, cream, milk, and spices over everything. Let it sit for 1 hour (or refrigerate overnight) so the bread absorbs the liquid well.

  4. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Sprinkle the pudding with demerara sugar before baking, then place the dish in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes. The pudding is done when it turns a nice golden brown and a caramel crust forms on top.

  5. Serve the pudding while still warm or let it cool to room temperature before serving. You can add a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of cold whipped cream on the side.

Nutrition Information (Per 100g)

  • Calories: 260.59 kcal
  • Fat: 9.28 g
    • Saturated Fat: 4.17 g
  • Carbohydrates: 32.65 g
    • Sugars: 9.91 g
  • Protein: 8.24 g
  • Fiber: 1.56 g

Advice

Brandy can be replaced with rum.