A bread pudding can get a rep for being a bit too boring. But there is a strange soothing comfort that comes with bread pudding for me – perhaps its the nostalgia factor, or to be perfectly honest, it’s bread, cream and sugar – what can possibly go wrong here? Plus, its a warm loving dessert, perfect for cold nights. Here, I’ve upped the ante, with adding a cinnamon crunchy crust to the bread – this gives it a warm spiced feeling!
I used a homemade baguette bread which was two days old – but if you are using fersh bread, simply chop up the pieces and leave out for 4-6 hours. This portion was perfect for just 2 people. I also make a boozy bourbon sauce – recipe is here Bourbon Sauce
but vanilla ice cream, creme anglais or whipped cream would do just as well!
The Recipe
I used a homemade baguette bread which was two days old – but if you are using fersh bread, simply chop up the pieces and leave out for 4-6 hours. This portion was perfect for just 2 people. I also make a boozy bourbon sauce – recipe is here Bourbon Sauce
but vanilla ice cream, creme anglais or whipped cream would do just as well!
The Recipe
Serves 2
Ingredients
- 1 small loaf of stale bread (6-inch baguette)
- ¼ cup milk
- ¼ cup cream
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp castor sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- pinch of salt
- Cinnamon Crust Top
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- pinch of nutmeg
- 2 tbsp melted butter
- To Serve:
- Bourbon Sauce (recipe on the website)
- Vanilla ice cream
- Crème anglais
Instructions
- Cinnamon Crust Top:
- Stir all the ingredients together to make a coarse texture
- Bread Pudding:
- Prepare a small baking pan or ramekins with melted butter
- Preheat the oven to 180C
- Chop the bread into bite size pieces
- In a separate mixing bowl, make the custard by whisk the milk, cream, eggs, sugar, vanilla and salt together until combined and smooth
- Pour the custard mix over the bread chunks, ensuring at least ¼ of the bread chunks are exposed
- Let the pan sit for 15 minutes, and see how much of the custard is soaked up, and add more custard if necessary
- Then before baking, add the cinnamon crust top on top of the bread
- Bake for 25-35 minutes, until the custard is set and tops is brown
- Serve warm with Bourbon Sauce, crème anglaise or vanilla ice cream
