Bread and Butter Pudding
Learn how to make bread pudding with a few simple ingredients. This recipe is made of buttered bread slices soaked in sweet custard and sprinkled with raisins between and on top of the bread layers. It's baked until the top is golden brown and crispy and the bottom soft and full of flavor.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 466kcal
Ingredients
- 14 oz stale white bread* - about 8 slices
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup raisins**
- 3 large eggs
- 1 ½ cups milk
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ⅓ cup sugar, divided
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
Instructions
- Grease a 10x7x2-inch (26x18x5cm) casserole with butter and set aside. You could also use a 9-inch (23cm) pie dish, brownie pan, or anything else you have that is 2-inch (5cm) high and about the same size. It doesn't matter if the baking dish is square, oval, or round.
- Butter the bread slices on both sides and arrange them in the pan, overlapping each other.*** Sprinkle the raisins between the bread layers and on top and press them lightly into the bread that they don't burn during baking. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk eggs, milk, whipping cream, ¼ cup (50g) sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg and pour over the bread evenly. Cover the baking dish and let soak in the fridge for 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Dot the top with the remaining butter and sprinkle with 2 tablespoon (25g) of sugar.
- Bake for about 35-45 minutes or until the top is golden brown and crispy. The milk needs to be fully soaked up by the bottom bread layer. Cover loosely with aluminum foil after 20 minutes to prevent heavy browning if necessary. Remove from the oven and let cool for about 10 minutes before serving. Serve immediately with your favorite toppings. Store leftovers covered in the fridge for up to 2 days or freeze for up to 2 months.
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Notes
* The bread used for this recipe is stale white bread. I tried the recipe also with brioche and challah bread, and it worked perfectly. It also works well with leftover donuts. If using donuts, I recommend skipping buttering them. To make this recipe gluten-free, use your favorite gluten-free soft white bread.
** Depending on your taste or who you serve this bread pudding to, you can either use unsoaked or soaked raisins. If you would like to use soaked raisins, soak them in ½ cup (120ml) bourbon, dark rum, brandy, or cognac the day before you plan to make this recipe. Drain the raisins and if you like, add 1 tablespoon (15ml) of the liquor to the milk mixture. If you don't like raisins, you could substitute them for chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, or nuts 1:1 or skip altogether.
*** Instead of using sliced bread, you can chop it into 2-inch (5cm) cubes. Then skip the part of buttering the bread if you would like and transfer it to the baking dish. Then sprinkle with raisins and distribute them well between and on top of the bread cubes. Proceed with the recipe as described.
** Depending on your taste or who you serve this bread pudding to, you can either use unsoaked or soaked raisins. If you would like to use soaked raisins, soak them in ½ cup (120ml) bourbon, dark rum, brandy, or cognac the day before you plan to make this recipe. Drain the raisins and if you like, add 1 tablespoon (15ml) of the liquor to the milk mixture. If you don't like raisins, you could substitute them for chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, or nuts 1:1 or skip altogether.
*** Instead of using sliced bread, you can chop it into 2-inch (5cm) cubes. Then skip the part of buttering the bread if you would like and transfer it to the baking dish. Then sprinkle with raisins and distribute them well between and on top of the bread cubes. Proceed with the recipe as described.
Nutrition
Calories: 466kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 147mg | Sodium: 399mg | Potassium: 306mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 762IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 273mg | Iron: 3mg