Best 9 Restaurant Style Bread Pudding Recipes

MOTHER'S RESTAURANT BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, break bread into small pieces by hand.
• In a separate mixing bowl, whisk eggs and pour over broken bread.
• Add fruit cocktail to bread and mix by hand.
• In a 6-quart saucepot on medium high heat, combine milk, cream, sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla extract and butter and bring to a boil.
• Remove from heat and pour over bread mixture a little at a time careful not to scramble the egg mixture.
• Cover and let bread soak up the egg mixture thoroughly, approximately one hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• After an hour, check bread to make sure liquid is completely soaked into bread mixture.
• Mix by hand and break up any remaining hard bread pieces.
• Transfer bread pudding mixture into two 10 x 12 x 3 roasting pan 3/4 of the way to the top.
• Place in a 350 degree oven and bake until top is brown and center is cooked approximately 60 to 90 minutes.
• Be careful not to overcook.
• Serve hot and spoon bread pudding sauce over top (see recipe below).
• *SAUCE*In a 4-quart saucepot on medium heat, mix all ingredients together, bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer.
• Simmer until butter clarifies and alcohol reduces, approximately 15 minutes.
• Remove from heat and spoon over bread pudding.
• Serve.

BLUEBERRY BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Heat oven to 350 F. Butter an 11-by-7-inch baking dish.
• Whisk together the milk, eggs, sugar, vanilla and almond flavorings and 1/2 teaspoon of lemon zest in a large bowl.
• Add the bread and let the mixture stand for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Toss the blueberries with powdered sugar in another bowl and then fold them into the bread mixture.
• Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish. Set the baking dish in a larger baking or roasting pan and place it in oven.
• Add about an inch of very hot water to the large outer pan.
• Bake the bread pudding for about 50 minutes to 1 hour, or until it is firm and the top is lightly browned.
• Gather the ingredients.
• Bring the 1 1/2 cups of water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat.
• Combine the 3/4 cup of granulated sugar, cornstarch, and salt in another saucepan. Blend well.
• Pour the boiling water over the sugar mixture and place it over medium-low heat. Cook until the mixture is thickened and clear, stirring constantly.
• Stir in the lemon zest, lemon juice, and butter. Stir to blend.
• Serve the bread pudding with the lemon sauce or another sauce or topping. Vanilla sauce , blueberry sauce, or bourbon sauce are all good choices.

RESTAURANT STYLE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water and let sit for 10 minutes.
• Add warmed milk, sugar, salt, and butter. Slowly stir in flour to form dough.
• Knead bread dough on lightly floured surface.
• Let rise until double.
• Punch down dough and form into a loaf.
• Let rise in loaf pan until double.
• Bake 400 degrees for 30 minutes or until done.
• Let bread cool.
• Cut bread into 1" cubes.
• Place cubes into a deep casserole dish.
• Toss in the raisins.
• In a separate bowl mix together custard ingredients. Pour over the bread and sprinkle top with coarse sugar crystals.
• Bake 375 degrees for 60 minutes.
• Serve warm.
• Note: You can double the bread recipe and have an extra loaf. I often make the bread the day before. You could use a dense store bought bread but you won't get the same results.

ROCKY ROAD BREAD PUDDING WITH MARSHMALLOW SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter an 8 by 8-inch baking pan.
• To make the bread pudding. Put the brioche in a large bowl. In a medium bowl, whisk egg, yolks, and sugar until combined. Add milk, butter, brandy, and melted chocolate and whisk until combined. Pour mixture over cut brioche and let rest for 5 minutes. Add chopped chocolate, 1/4 of the marshmallows, and toasted pecans and stir gently to mix. Pour into buttered pan and cover aluminum foil. Put in a large roasting pan and place in oven. Pour hot water into the pan until pan is 1/2 full. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake 15 minutes more, or until an inserted toothpick or knife is removed clean.
• To make the marshmallow sauce. In a small pot, add 1/4 cup of water, bring to a boil, and add remaining marshmallows. Stir constantly until melted. To serve, cut a 1/2-inch square of bread pudding and garnish with some sauce. Serve immediately.

BREAD PUDDING - MOTHER'S RESTAURANT RECIPE - (4.2/5)

Steps:

• Pudding - Combine bread, brandy, eggs, milk, brown sugar, granulated sugar, fruit cocktail, nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla and butter in bowl and mix until bread is well moistened. Pour into buttered 13x9-inch baking pan and bake at 350 degrees until browned around edges and on top, about 1 ½ hours. Serve hot or cold with Buttered Bandy Sauce. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

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.

BILTMORE'S BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Place bread cubes in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, cream, sugar, butter, vanilla and cinnamon. Pour evenly over bread. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 5 minutes before cutting., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, bring the sugar, water and lemon juice to a boil. Reduce heat to medium; cook until sugar is dissolved and mixture turns a golden amber color. Stir in butter until melted. Gradually stir in cream. Serve with bread pudding.

SOUTHERN BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter a 9-inch square baking dish.
• Spread half of the bread in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Top with raisins, cinnamon, nutmeg, and remaining bread. Sprinkle with more cinnamon and nutmeg and drizzle with melted butter.
• Combine half-and-half, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, and salt in a large bowl until well mixed and pour over bread. Press down on the bread with a fork to make sure it is saturated with the custard.
• Place the baking dish in a large pan of boiling water and bake in the preheated oven until the center is set, about 1 hour.

BEST BREAD PUDDING WITH VANILLA SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart baking dish.
• In a mixing bowl, whisk 3 eggs, white sugar, 2 tablespoons of light brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1/4 cup of butter, and 3 cups of whole milk together, and gently stir in the bread cubes and raisins. Lightly spoon the mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until browned and set in the middle, 50 to 55 minutes; cover the dish with foil after 30 minutes to prevent excessive browning. Let the pudding stand for 10 minutes before serving.
• For vanilla sauce, whisk 1/2 cup of light brown sugar, the flour, a pinch of cinnamon, 1 egg, 2 tablespoons of melted butter, 1 1/4 cups of whole milk,and salt together in a heavy saucepan until smooth. Heat over medium heat, whisking constantly, until thickened and the sauce coats the back of a spoon, 10 to 12 minutes. Stir in the vanilla extract. Pour sauce over warm bread pudding, or serve on the side in a bowl.