My daughter M lives in a place without a proper kitchen, and while this is not nice for her, it is great for me because it means I get to see her when she gets the (increasingly frequent) urge to cook or bake.
Last weekend M wanted to make Christmas cookies for her friends. I proposed an additional challenge: make brioche pudding with one of my extra lemon-anise snowflakes that was a little past its prime. She came through with flying colors!
She found a brioche pudding recipe on Epicurious, and we modified it for individual servings. She cut the bread into half-inch cubes (leaving the crusts on, since they were soft)…
… loaded them into one-cup ramekins…
… and drowned them in custard.
Luckily, we thought better of the perforated pan, because the puddings were very exuberant!
A dusting of sucre neige (non-melting powdered sugar), and… delicious!
I’m a lucky mom.
Brioche Bread Pudding
(adapted from Epicurious)
Yield: 4 servings
Time:
- mix and soak: 45 minutes
- bake: 45 minutes
Ingredients:
- 225 grams stale brioche (including crusts), cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 216 grams egg (4 large eggs)
- 240 grams (one cup) heavy whipping cream
- 240 grams (one cup) whole milk
- 200 grams (one cup) sugar
- 2 tablespoons amaretto
- 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
Method:
- Butter four 8-ounce ramekins.
- Reserve about 25 grams of the bread cubes. Divide the remaining cubes between the buttered ramekins.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, cream, milk, sugar, amaretto, vanilla, and almond extract.
- Divide the custard between the four ramekins, pouring it over the bread cubes.
- Wait several minutes, then use a spoon to push the bread down into the custard.
- Place the ramekins on a sheet pan and let stand for 30 minutes, continuing to occasionally re-submerge the bread in the custard.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 325F convection (350F if convection is not available).
- Place the reserved bread cubes on a sheet pan and put them in the oven for a few minutes until dry. Grind them in a food processor to make fine crumbs.
- Just before baking, sprinkle the crumbs over the tops of the puddings.
- Bake for 40 – 45 minutes, until the puddings are set and the tops are puffed.
- Serve warm.
How..sweet, I wish latter my daughter will come home to bake too (c’s still 3 yo now ;))…and I love the crunch bits of the pudding, looking delicious.
What a gorgeous dessert! How fun to have M in the kitchen cooking with you!
Flying colors indeed! You must be so proud!
What’s the saying? Apple never falling far from the tree?
Happy Holidays for you and your family!
That is heavenly.
Gorgeous and delicious looking.
Happy holidays to you and your love one !
Yum! That looks amazingly good, I’m going to try pumpkin brioche bread pudding!
Time to put the stretch pants on…. Divine!
Wonderful. My daughter Elspeth is home from college. This transition is always accompanied by a little friction, as she reminded, once again, that her Dad is so normal. Except this year there is bread everywhere due to my urge to make every loaf on posted on wildyeast. Now I’m asked what will the next loaf be? How exciting is that?! If only I had baked when she was a teenager.
Happy Holidays!
Gorgeous bread puddings Susan…and it IS fun to bake with daughters. Mine baked with me a few days ago and we made a fancy pumpkin pie with gingersnap crust and streusel topping together. Nice to have her home, even for a short time.
Merry Christmas to you and your family! XO Elle
Adorei as receitas peguei algumas para fazer para minha família.
Obrigada!
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What a fun recipe to try and it’s better to make with daughter! Thank you for sharing!