Croisant Bread and Butter Pudding
By Praying_Mantis
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This recipe makes 8 servings
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- Preparation time: 30 minutes
- Cook time : 1 hour
- Total time : PT1H30M
The use of croissants instead of regular dried bread enhances the light and buttery richness of this dessert. A special treat would be to serve it warm with a scoop of cold vanilla ice cream.
Ingredients
- 5 large croissants 5 5large croissants
- 3 large eggs 3 3large egglarge eggs
- 2-1/2 cups whole milk 2-1/2 2-1/2cups cupswhole milk
- 6 tbsp sugar 6 6tbsp tbspsugar
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg 1/4 1/4tsp tspnutmeg
- 1 tbsp vanilla 1 1tbsp tbspvanilla
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon 1/4 1/4tsp tspcinnamon
- 4 tbsp butter , melted4 4tbsp tbspbutter, melted
- 1 tbsp butter 1 1tbsp tbspbutter
- 1/2 cup raisins , (optional)1/2 1/2cup cupraisinraisins, (optional)
Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 350 deg F. 2. Cut or tear croissants in chunks or cubes. 3. Using about 1 tbsp. of butter, grease the bottom and sides of a sqaure glass casserole dish or ceramic dish (1-1/2 quart) that is large enough to hold the bread. Put the bread pieces into the bread. Sprinkle raisins on top if using. 4. Combine eggs,milk, sugar, nutmeg, vanilla, cinnamon, and melted butter together in a bowl. 5. Pour mixture over the bread. Let sit for about 15 minutes until absorbed. 6. Bake in the oven for about 45 - 60 minutes until puffed and golden brown on top. 7. Let cool for about 15 minutes and serve.
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