Buttermilk Bread Pudding With Caramel Creme Fraiche Recipes

RUSTIC BREAD PUDDING WITH CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Bread Pudding
• Grease a rectangular glass baking dish. (I used a narrow and deep 3 qt baker. A wider and shallower baker may require you to drop the cooking time by 10-15 minutes.)
• Spread the bread pieces evenly in the greased baking dish.
• Melt the 5 Tbsp of butter and set aside. (I use the microwave on a low power setting to avoid washing a saucepan.)
• In a 2-3 quart bowl, ideally with a pour spout, mix the eggs and sugar, then add in the milk, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Finally mix in the melted butter.
• Gently pour the contents of the bowl over the bread. Use a wide spatula to press the bread downward to soak up more of the liquid.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 12 hours, removing from the fridge at least once, partway through, in order to mix the bread, mash it down and break it up a little more.
• Preheat your oven to 350 F and remove the baking dish from the fridge. Mix, mash and break up the bread one last time before placing it in the preheated oven to bake.
• Bake for 50-60 minutes, covering with foil for the final 15 minutes if the bread pudding seems to be getting too toasted.
• Let it cool at least 20 minutes before serving with the caramel sauce below, ice cream, or whipped cream.
• Caramel Sauce
• In a small saucepan, boil the butter, brown sugar, water, and salt for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat, and add the vanilla extract and 4-6 oz of evaporated milk until you reach slightly less than the thickness you prefer. (The caramel sauce will thicken a bit more as it cools.) I used 6 ounces of evaporated milk. If I were adding bourbon, I would use less evaporated milk.
• Pour or funnel the sauce into a jar. This will keep in the fridge for up to a week. Extra sauce can be frozen in a plastic container.

BUTTERMILK BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place 4 T of the butter in a 13x9" baking dish and place in the oven to melt.
• 2. Meanwhile, combine the bread cubes, buttermilk and raisins in a large mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, brown sugar, vanilla extract and rum extract. Pour over the bread mixture and stir gently to combine.
• 3. Transfer to the prepared pan nd pour over the melted butter. Bake 1 hour.
• 4. Meanwhile, combine the remaining butter, granulated sugar, egg yolk and water in a small saucepan. Stir well and place over medium heat. Stir constantly until the sugar dissolves and the sauce begins to thicken about 10 min. Add the rum. To serve, cut the warm bread pudding in squares, drizzle with the sauce and serve warm.