Bread Pudding With Chantilly Cream Recipes

THE BEST BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350º. Grease a 13 by 9 by 2-inch pan.
• Mix together 2 cups granulated sugar, 5 eggs and milk in a bowl; add 2 teaspoons vanilla. Pour over cubed bread and let sit for 10 minutes.
• In another bowl, mix and crumble together brown sugar, 1/4 cup softened butter and pecans.
• Pour bread mixture into prepared pan. Sprinkle brown sugar mixture over the top and bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until set. Remove from oven.
• For the sauce:
• Mix together 1 cup granulated sugar, 1/2 cup melted butter, 1 egg, and 2 teaspoons vanilla in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir together until the sugar is melted. Add the brandy, stirring well. Pour over bread pudding. Serve warm or cold.

BREAD PUDDING WITH CHANTILLY CREAM

Steps:

• In a large bowl of an electric mixer, beat the eggs on high speed until extremely frothy, about 3 minutes (or with a metal whisk for about 6 minutes).
• Add the sugar, vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon and butter and beat on high until well blended.
• Beat in the milk, then stir in the raisins and pecans.
• Place the bread cubes in a greased loaf pan.
• Pour the egg mixture over them and toss until the bread is soaked.
• Let sit until you see only a narrow bead of liquid around the pan's edges, about 45 minutes, patting the bread down into the liquid occasionally.
• Place in a preheated 350F oven.
• Immediately lower the heat to 300F and bake 40 minutes.
• Increase oven temperature to 425F and bake until pudding is well browned and puffy, about 15 to 20 minutes more.
• To serve, spoon in ½ cup hot bread pudding and top with ¼ cup Chantilly Cream.
• Chantilly Cream:.
• Makes about 2 cups.
• Refrigerate a medium-size bowl and beaters until very cold.
• Combine cream vanilla, brandy and Grand Marnier in the bowl and beat with electric mixer on medium speed 1 minute.
• Add the sugar and sour cream and beat on medium just until soft peaks form, about 3 minutes.
• Do not over beat. Over beating will make the cream grainy.

BEST BREAD PUDDING WITH VANILLA SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart baking dish.
• In a mixing bowl, whisk 3 eggs, white sugar, 2 tablespoons of light brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1/4 cup of butter, and 3 cups of whole milk together, and gently stir in the bread cubes and raisins. Lightly spoon the mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until browned and set in the middle, 50 to 55 minutes; cover the dish with foil after 30 minutes to prevent excessive browning. Let the pudding stand for 10 minutes before serving.
• For vanilla sauce, whisk 1/2 cup of light brown sugar, the flour, a pinch of cinnamon, 1 egg, 2 tablespoons of melted butter, 1 1/4 cups of whole milk,and salt together in a heavy saucepan until smooth. Heat over medium heat, whisking constantly, until thickened and the sauce coats the back of a spoon, 10 to 12 minutes. Stir in the vanilla extract. Pour sauce over warm bread pudding, or serve on the side in a bowl.

RASPBERRY BREAD PUDDING WITH VANILLA SAUCE & CHANTILLY

Steps:

• For Pudding.
• Combine bread and milk; let stand 15 minutes, stirring often.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Generously brush 9 x 13 baking pan with some of melted butter.
• Stir remaining butter, undrained raspberries,sugar,vanilla,cinnamon and mace into bread mixture; fold in beaten eggs.
• Pour into prepared pan and bake until firm and lightly browned, 50 to 60 minutes.
• Cool pudding to lukewarm.
• For Sauce.
• Beat all ingredients in double boiler over simmering water until sugar dissolves and mixture thickens slightly.
• For Chantilly.
• Using electric mixer, beat cream, Grand Marnier, vanilla and brandy 1 minute.
• Add sugar and sour cream and beat until soft peaks form.
• To Serve.
• Spoon bread pudding onto plates, top each with 3 tablespoons sauce and Chantilly.

NEW ORLEANS BREAD PUDDING WITH LEMON SAUCE AND CHANTILLY CREAM

Steps:

• In a large bowl of an electric mixer, beat the eggs on high speed until extremely frothy and bubbles are the size of pinheads, about 3 minutes (or with a metal whisk for about six minutes.) Add the sugar, vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon and butter and beat on high until well blended. Beat in the milk, then stir in the raisins and pecans.
• Place the bread cubes in a greased loaf pan. Pour the egg mixture over them and toss until the bread is soaked. Let it sit until you see only a narrow bead of liquid around the pan's edges, about 45 minutes, patting the bread down into the liquid occasionally. Place in a preheated 350 degree oven. Immediately lower the heat to 300 degrees and bake 40 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 425 degrees and bake until pudding is well browned and puffy, about 15 to 20 minutes more.
• For lemon sauce, squeeze 2 tablespoons juice from the lemon halves and place juice in a 1-quart saucepan; add the lemon halves, water and sugar and bring to a boil. Stir in the dissolved cornstarch and vanilla. Cook 1 minute over high heat, stirring constantly. Strain, squeezing the sauce from the lemon rinds. Makes about 3/4 cup. Serve warm.
• To make chantilly cream, refrigerate a medium-size bowl and beaters until very cold. Combine cream, vanilla, brandy and Grand Marnier in the bowl and beat with electric mixer on medium speed 1 minute. Add the sugar and sour cream and beat on medium just until soft peaks form, about 3 minutes. Do not overbeat. Makes about 2 cups.
• To serve, put 1 1/2 tablespoons warm lemon sauce in each dessert dish, then spoon in a half cup bread pudding and top with a quarter cup chantilly cream.

NOLA BREAD PUDDING W/LEMON SAUCE & CHANTILLY CREAM

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl of an electric mixer, beat the eggs on high speed until extremely frothy and the bubbles are the size of pinheads, about 3 minutes or 6 minutes with metal whisk.add the sugar, cinnamon, butter and beat on high until well blended. Beat in the milk.
• 2. Stir in raisins and pecans. Place the cubed bread in a buttered , casserole dish (recipe calls for buttered loaf pan..my loaf pans were too small). I use a medium baking dish. Pour egg mixture over bread cubes and toss until all bread is soaked.
• 3. Let bread bread sit until you see only a narrow bead of liquid around dish's edge--about 45 minutes, patting the bread down into the place in a preheated 350 degree oven. IMMEDIATELY REDUCE HEAT TO 300! Bake 40 minutes. INCREASE OVEN TEMPERATURE TO 425 DEGREES AND BAKE UNTIL BREAD PUDDING IS PUFFY AND WELL BROWNED, about 15 to 20 minutes.
• 4. To serve -- put 11/2Tablespoons warm lemon sauce in each dessert dish, then spoon in 1/2 cup hot bread pudding and top with 1/4 cup CHANTILLY Cream.
• 5. DIRECTIONS FOR LEMON SAUCE Squeeze 2 tablespoons juice from lemon halves and put into a 1 quart saucepan.; add the lemon halves, water and sugar and bring to a boil. Stir in the dissolved cornstarch and vanilla. Cook 1 minute over high heat , stirring constantly.
• 6. Strain, squeezing the sauce from the lemon rinds. Makes about 3/4 cup. Serve warm.
• 7. DIRECTIONS FOR CHANTILLY CREAM Refrigerate a medium-size mixing bowl and beaters until very cold. Combine cream, vanilla, brandy, Grand Marnier in the bowl and beat with electric mixer on medium speed I minute.
• 8. Add the sugar and sour cream and beat on medium just until soft peaks form, about 3 minutes. ( Do not overheat.) Overbeating makes it grainy and it cannot be returned to its former consistency.