Nell Mcdonalds Bread Pudding Recipes

BEST EVER BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Whisk together the first 10 ingredients until blended. Gently stir in bread. Transfer to a greased 3-qt. or 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with brown sugar; let stand until bread is softened, about 15 minutes. Bake until puffed and a knife inserted in center comes out clean, 40-45 minutes., Meanwhile, for sauce, melt butter in a large heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add brown sugar; stir until dissolved. Gradually stir in cream. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer until thickened, 15-20 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; add vanilla, sea salt and baking soda, stirring well. Serve sauce with warm bread pudding.

BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 315 degrees F.
• For the custard: Pour the milk and half of the sugar into a non-reactive, 2-quart heavy-bottomed saucepan. While the milk is heating over medium-high heat, use a sharp paring knife to slice the vanilla bean in half lengthwise. Separate the seeds from the outside skin by scraping the bean with the knife. Place the skin and seeds in the heating milk. Scald the milk mixture by heating it until bubbles start to form around the edge of the pan. Remove from heat.
• Place the remaining sugar, the whole eggs, and egg yolks in a large mixing bowl and whisk until well incorporated. When you add sugar to eggs (especially to egg yolks), it is important to create an emulsion quickly or else a chemical reaction that produces heat will occur. If you do not whisk immediately, this heat will cook the egg yolks and cause lumps in the custard. Continue to whisk while slowly pouring the hot milk into the egg mixture and whisking until the mixture is smooth and homogenous in color. Try not to create air bubbles on the surface of the custard when you whisk, as these can form a crust on the baked custard. Pour the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve to remove the vanilla bean pieces and any overcooked eggs. If you are using raisins, evenly distribute them on the bottom of each mold. Slice the brioche into 3/4-inch-thick slices and remove the crust. Dice each slice into 1/2-inch cubes. Fill 6 (8-ounce) molds about half-full with the brioche cubes. Fill the molds half-full with the custard and set them in a roasting pan in the oven (it is much easier to transfer the pan with the molds only half-full). Fill the molds to the top with the custard. It is important to fill the molds completely since the custard loses volume as it bakes.
• Traditionally, custard is baked in a hot water bath to insulate it from the direct heat of the oven and to keep the eggs from cooking too fast, which would cause them to separate. Use hot water from the tap and pour enough water into the roasting pan to reach halfway up the sides of the molds. When baked correctly, the custard should tremble slightly when gently shaken. In a conventional oven, this should take about 1 hour 15 minutes for a large mold, 45 minutes for individual molds. If you detect any liquid under the skin, the custard is under baked. Put it back in the oven and shake it every 5 minutes until it is ready. If the custard begins to bubble during baking, reduce the oven temperature by 25 degrees F (14 degrees C).
• Remove the mold from the oven and the water bath and place on a wire rack for 30 minutes. Refrigerate for 2 hours before serving; it will finish setting in the refrigerator. Let the water bath cool before removing it from the oven.
• To unmold: Carefully run a sharp paring knife around the inside of each mold to loosen the custard. Invert a flat plate over the bread pudding. Place 1 hand on either side, grasping both plate and mold, and flip them both so that the mold is on top. Gently lift off the mold. You may need to tap the bottom of the mold to release the custard.
• Sometimes I like to decorate the plate by alternating drops of Creme Anglaise sauce and raspberry sauce around the bread pudding. Then I swirl the sauces together with the tip of a paring knife.

NELL MCDONALD'S BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 150C (300F).
• Tear bread into pieces and place in a large mixing bowl.
• Pour over milk, give it a good stir, then allow the bread to soak while you assemble the rest of the ingredients.
• To another large mixing bowl add mixed fruit, candied peel, grated apple, brown sugar, self-raising flour, marmalade, eggs, lemon juice and cinnamon.
• Stir to combine.
• When the bread is nice and soft and has soaked up the milk, add the contents of the fruit mixture to the bread mixture.
• Using a wooden spoon, beat until thoroughly mixed and bread pieces are no longer visible in the mixture.
• Stir HALF the melted butter into the mixture.
• Spoon mixture into a well greased, rectangular baking dish measuring approximately 18cm x 28cm (7" x 11") with 5cm (2") high sides.
• Smooth top, then, using the back of a fork, scrape the tines along the length of the pudding to 'rough up' the surface.
• Pour the other half of the melted butter evenly over the top of the pudding.
• Place pudding on the centre shelf of the preheated 150C (300F) oven.
• Bake for 1 1/2 hours at 150C (300F), then increase temperature to 180F (350F) or slightly less for a fan forced oven, and bake for another 15-30 minutes, checking after 15 minutes to ensure it's not burning around the edges.
• Remove when the pudding is nicely browned and a skewer, inserted into the middle, comes out clean.
• While the pudding is still hot, sprinkle evenly with sugar.
• Cool and cut into bars.
• Keeps well.

BREAD PUDDING I

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees F(190 degrees C)
• In a large bowl, combine bread cubes, melted margarine, raisins, and cinnamon; mix well, and transfer to a 2 quart baking dish.
• Use the same bowl to beat the eggs. Stir in sugar, vanilla, and salt until sugar is dissolved. Slowly whisk in the hot milk. Pour egg mixture over bread cubes, sprinkle with nutmeg, and set aside to soak for 5 minutes.
• Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.

MOM'S THANKSGIVING BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 2-quart casserole or baking dish.
• Spread bread slices with butter, then use a sharp knife to cut each slice into 4 squares.
• Arrange 1/2 of the bread squares in the bottom of the prepared casserole. Sprinkle with raisins and 1/2 of the cinnamon. Cover with remaining bread and cinnamon.
• Heat milk in a medium saucepan over medium heat just until a film forms over the top, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and add sugar; stir until dissolved.
• Pour some of the hot milk into the beaten eggs, whisking quickly to avoid scrambling the eggs. Pour the mixture back into the saucepan and whisk until smooth and thoroughly combined. Stir in vanilla and pour mixture over the bread.
• Set the casserole in a pan and fill with 1 inch hot water. Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Serve warm.