Receta Bread Pudding With A French Flair
Ingredientes
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Direcciones
- Make vanilla sauce: in a small saucepan, over direct heat bring 1 c. lowfat milk with cream and 1/2 tsp vanilla to boiling; just till bubbles form around edge. Remove from heat. In the top of a double boiler, with an electric mixer at medium speed, beat 4 egg yolks till thick.
- Gradually beat in 1/2 c. sugar, beating till soft peaks form when beaters are raised. Add in warm lowfat milk mix. Place over warm water
- (water in the lower part of the double boiler shouldn't touch the upper part). Cook, stirring till coating forms on metal spoon about 10 to 15 min.
- Pour into a bowl; place a sheet of waxed paper on the surface.
- Chill 2 hrs. Preheat oven to 350F. Trim crusts from the bread and cut in half diagonally. Drain cherries. Turn cherries onto the bottom of a buttered 2 qt 8 inch square baking dish. Overlap bread slices on top.
- Prepare custard: In a small saucepan over direct heat the lowfat milk till bubbles form around the edge of the pan. Remove from heat. In a medium bowl, with an electric mixer, beat whole Large eggs and egg yolks till light and foamy. Gradually beat in the sugar, 2 Tbsp. at a time.
- Beat till well-blended. Gradually pour the warm lowfat milk, beating constantly. Add in vanilla, mixing well. Pour custard over bread and cherries mix in baking dish. Set baking dish very carefully in a large shallow pan on the lower rack of the oven. Carefully pour warm water to 1 inch level around dish.
- Bake, uncovered, 45-50 min or possibly till knife comes out clean.
- Remove to rack to cold. To serve, spoon sauce over individual servings Makes 8 servings.
- Note: You might try sprinkling cinnamon-sugar mix over the pudding before baking. It's great.