Everyone enjoys a sweet dessert; whether it is a frozen treat or a luscious cake, you will surely love sinking your teeth in an appetizing food item. If you are on a budget, you can still make a nice dessert to complete every meal. In fact, you only need to use some ingredients you readily have at home to cook up something amazing. Hence, a delicious treat does not always need to be costly and extravagant.
For instance, you can create a nice sweet dessert by simply using day old bread. Pudding is a fabulous dish that is not only easy to make; you can also use simple ingredients that you may find in your kitchen cabinet. Moreover, it makes an excellent dessert or snack that the whole family will love. Check out this simple recipes for bread pudding.
Classic Pudding
For this timeless favourite pudding recipe, you will need the following ingredients:
- Brown sugar – 2/3 cup
- Cinnamon powder – 2 teaspoons
- Whole milk – 2 cups
- Eggs – 3 pieces
- Butter – 1/4 cup
- Nutmeg, ground – 1/4 teaspoon
- French bread, torn into small pieces -3 slices
- Vanilla extract – 1 teaspoon
- Raisins – 1/2 cup
Heat the milk in a saucepan until a slight film-like appearance begins to form. Mix in the milk and butter. Allow the butter to melt, and let the mixture cool. In a bowl, combine the eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon, sugar and vanilla. Use an electric mixer to blend the ingredients well. Afterward, pour in the milk mixture.
Next, put the slices of bread in a casserole. Toss in the raisins before pouring the mixture on top of the bread. Bake for 50 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Serve the pudding warm.
You may also opt to put a rich creamy sauce on top of the pudding to make it even more scrumptious. Here are the ingredients needed in making the sauce:
- Whole milk – 1 cup
- All purpose flour – 1 tablespoon
- Butter – 2 tablespoons
- Vanilla – 1 teaspoon
- White sugar – 1/3 cup
Blend all the ingredients in a pan. Then, let the mixture boil for about 4 minutes. Stir continuously to make the taste even and to remove lumps. Then, set aside and let cool for 5 minutes. Pour the mixture on top of a warm bread pudding. This sweet icing makes the pudding appear very appetizing and enticing to eat.
Pudding is truly an excellent food item made from small pieces of bread, milk, butter, cinnamon and nutmeg, among several other ingredients. It is very easy to make this recipe; you only need to mix the ingredients well and bake at the right amount of time. Moreover, you can make the pudding look even more amazing by adding an icing on top. The rich and creamy icing gives the dish a sweet and interesting taste to the pudding. The whole family will definitely love this brilliant recipe loaded with fabulous aroma, taste and nutritious goodness.
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