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Raspberry Bread Pudding
Do ahead options:
Can be prepared thru step 3 and refrigerated up to 1 day before
proceeding.
Also can be completely prepared and covered with plastic and
refrigerated up to 2 days.
1 loaf of french bread or country style bread approx. 12 ozs.
4 large eggs, plus yolks from 2 large eggs
1/2 cu packed light-brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp finely grated lemon zest
1/4 tsp salt
3 cups half-and-half or 1 1/2 cups each heavy cream and whole milk
1/2 pt raspberries, blueberries or blackberries
1) lightly grease
shallow 2 qt baking dish
2) trim ends and
bottom crust from bread. Cut bread in 3/4" cubes.
Measure 5
cups (save rest of cubes another use). Spread cubes
evenly in baking dish.
3) In a medium
bowl, whisk eggs and yolks, brown sugar, vanilla, lemon zest
and
salt to blend. Whisk half-and-half: pour over bread.
Cover with plastic wrap
and let stand at least 20 minutes, pressing down on bread occasionally,
until
evenly soaked.
4) Meanwhile
heat oven to 350 degrees. Have a large roasting pan ready.
5) Scatter
berries on pudding and gently press them so they're submerged but
still
visible. Place dish in roasting pan. Place in oven, fill
roasting pan with water to
come half way up the sides of the baking dish.
6) Bake 40 to
45 min. or until a pointed knife inserted near center of
pudding
comes out almost clean.
Remove dish to a wire rack to cool. Serve warm, or cool
completely, cover with plastic and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Serves 8 people
Submitted by Renie! |
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Sopapilla Cheesecake
2 cans crescent rolls
1-8oz cream cheese
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
Spread crescent rolls on bottom of 9x13 pan. Blend sugar,
vanilla, and cream cheese. Spread cream cheese mixture
on bottom layer of rolls. Take the other package of rolls and
spread on top of the cream cheese. Sprinkle with mixture of
1/2 c. sugar, 1 tsp. cinnamon and 1 stick of butter (melted).
Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
Submitted by Star! |
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