Best 2 Praline French Toast Bread Pudding Recipes
Praline French toast bread pudding is a luscious dessert combining the flavors of French toast and Southern pralines. With a crispy, caramelized exterior and a tender, custard-like interior, this bread pudding is a delightful treat perfect for special occasions or a simple weekend indulgence. Using bread, eggs, cream, milk, sugar, and vanilla extract, this recipe comes together in a few easy steps and takes about an hour to prepare and bake. Additionally, the praline sauce provides an extra layer of flavor and richness, making this bread pudding an unforgettable experience. So gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and let's dive into the recipe to create this irresistible dessert.
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PRALINE FRENCH TOAST BREAD PUDDING
Provided by Alan Rosen
Categories Egg Breakfast Brunch Dessert Bake Pecan Chill Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 8 generous servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- 1. Generously butter a rectangular baking dish (13 x 9 x 2 1/2 inches); use the prettiest one you have. Set out a large shallow pan for the water bath. Cut the bread across into 3/4-inch-thick slices. If you are not using a braided bread, cut slices into four triangles each. Arrange bread slices in rows, leaning and overlapping them, if necessary.
- 2. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the eggs on high until light golden and slightly thickened, about 3 minutes. Beat in the cream, milk, granulated sugar, vanilla, salt, and nutmeg. Pour over the bread in the dish, lifting the bread up slightly to pour between the slices and letting the custard soak in (this is important; see The Junior's Way).
- 3. Using a pastry cutter or two knives, combine all praline topping ingredients, except syrup. Using your hands, spread the mixture over the top of the soaked challah, pushing some down between the slices. Cover the plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or preferably overnight.
- 4. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Remove the plastic wrap and drizzle the maple syrup over the top. Place the dish in the center of a larger pan. Pour hot water into the pan until it comes 1 inch up the side of the baking dish. Bake until the pudding is puffy, souffléd, and golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes (don't let it overbake or get too brown). Touch it: The top should be spongy, not dry or crusty. The bread pudding is best served piping hot, right out of the oven.
MAPLE-PECAN PRALINE TOPPED FRENCH TOAST BREAD PUDDING
Whenever I make a loaf of gluten free bread, I can't seem to eat all of it before it goes stale or moldy. While I could slice and freeze half, I prefer to use it for bread pudding, stuffing, meatloaf, etc. This is an excellent use for bread that is too hard and stale to eat. I would not make it from fresh squishy bread, as I think it would probably dissolve in the egg custard. The original recipe, Debbie Tate's "Make Ahead French Toast" at allrecipes, suggests 8 slices of French bread. I would assume that sourdough, old hard sandwich rolls, etc. would also work beautifully. This morning I used the last quarter loaf of bread made from Bob's Red Mill GF Homemade Wonderful Bread Mix. I would be happy to serve this for company, or Christmas morning. It is *extremely* rich - most people will be too full to finish off two helpings.
Provided by Lelandra
Categories Dessert
Time 9h15m
Yield 1 casserole, 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- The night before you want to eat this, grease a baking dish. I use a 9x9 glass baking pan (2 qt) so that the resulting product will be coffee cake height. If you use a 9x13 pan, you won't need to bake it on a cookie sheet to catch drippings (or clean the oven afterwards), but will have a flatter casserole. Cube the bread and spread it evenly in the pan. In a medium bowl, whisk together the custard (eggs, milk, half-and-half and vanilla). Pour over the bread cubes, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight/8 hours.
- The next morning, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a small bowl (I use the pyrex 4-cup measuring cup I used to melt the butter in the microwave), combine the topping ingredients (melted butter, brown sugar, syrup and pecans). Spoon topping over bread and custard mixture. In the 9x9 pan, it will cover the custard completely.
- Bake in preheated oven until golden, about 40 minutes. Bake it on top of a cookie sheet if you are using a 9x9 pan or you will have melted butter spattered all over the bottom of your oven afterwards.
- When you take it out of the oven, the butter will still be bubbling. Let it rest at least 5 minutes, and it will be reabsorbed into the casserole, and you will have a nice crunchy topped casserole that holds together when cut into.
Tips:
- Use high-quality ingredients. The better the ingredients, the better the bread pudding will be. Use fresh bread, good-quality milk and eggs, and pure vanilla extract.
- Don't overmix the batter. Overmixing will make the bread pudding tough. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.
- Let the bread pudding rest before baking. This will allow the bread to absorb the custard and will result in a more moist bread pudding.
- Bake the bread pudding in a water bath. This will help to prevent the bread pudding from drying out.
- Serve the bread pudding warm with your favorite toppings. Some popular toppings include powdered sugar, whipped cream, and fresh fruit.
Conclusion:
Praline French toast bread pudding is a delicious and easy-to-make dessert that is perfect for any occasion. With its creamy custard, crunchy praline topping, and fluffy bread, this bread pudding is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it. So next time you're looking for a special dessert, give praline French toast bread pudding a try. You won't be disappointed!
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