Brioche Bread Pudding With Vanilla Custard
This brioche bread pudding features vanilla custard, brioche, and sweet spices. Give this simple bread pudding recipe with brioche a try.
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- Serves: 8 persons
Ingredients
- 2cups scalded milk
- ¼cup butter, cubed
- 2eggs, lightly beaten
- ½cup granulated sugar
- 1teaspoon vanilla extract
- Optional: 1 teaspoon brandy
- Optional: 1 teaspoon lemon, or orange zest
- ¾teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼teaspoon grated nutmeg
- 5cups day-old brioche, cubed or torn
- ½cup raisins
Instructions
Step 1
Gather the ingredients.Step 2
Preheat the oven to 350 F. Lightly grease an 11 x 7-inch pan and set it aside.Step 3
Stir the butter into the hot milk until it has melted. Add 1/4 cup of the buttermilk mixture to the eggs and whisk them until the mixture is well blended.Step 4
Add the warmed egg mixture back into the hot milk and whisk in the sugar, vanilla, brandy, citrus zest, and spices until the mixture is smooth.Step 5
Toss the custard with the bread and raisins.Step 6
Spread the bread and custard into the prepared dish and bake it for 40 minutes, until the top is browned and a knife inserted 1 inch from the edge comes out clean. Serve it warm with whipped cream or creme Anglaise.