COFFEE BREAD PUDDING

[judydawn]

Name of Recipe: Coffee Bread Pudding
Number of People: 8 serves
Ingredients:
360mls milk
340g cream
2 tblspns coffee granules
7 x 50g eggs (350g total weight if you are using bigger ones)
150g castor sugar - or less to taste
50g brown sugar - or less to taste
2 tsp vanilla extract
8 slices white bread, torn roughly into 4 or 5 pieces    


Preparation:
Place milk, cream and coffee granules into TM bowl. Stir 2 minutes on speed 2 to dissolve the coffee.
Add the eggs, sugars and vanilla and cook 10 minutes on 80^o on speed 3 .  It won't thicken.
Place the broken pieces of bread into a 2 litre ceramic dish that will fit easily into the varoma dish. Place this dish inside the varoma dish and pour the liquid over the bread.
Place 1 litre boiling water into the TM bowl, place the varoma dish in place, put the lid on and set the program to 30 minutes Varoma Temperature, speed 2.
Remove the dish carefully from the varoma dish, sprinkle the pudding with sugar and place under a preheated grill for a few minutes to brown the top.  It is well worth the extra effort to finish this pudding off.


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Tips/Hints: Just try it! It is delicious, even if I do say so myself. Can be made ahead and warmed up when and as required.  Serve with cream or ice-cream.
If you don't like coffee add 100g grated chocolate to the first step and turn it into a chocolate bread pudding.

members' comments
Wonder - I made a chocolate version of this tonight and DH and I thought it was very sweet but lovely. As soon as the kids realised it was bread it went in the bin. Thanks for the recipe Judy.

[Wonder]

Judy, do you think I could half this recipe halving all the ingredients, three large eggs and reduce the cooking time by 10 mins?

[cookie1]

Clever lady Judy. I haven't  made a bread pudding for years.

[judydawn]

That sounds fine to me Wonder.  Whilst mine was steaming, I checked periodically to see how the custard was going and you will easily be able to tell when it is ready. I have heaps leftover after just 2 servings were removed but I'll now just dish it up and microwave serves as I need them.

[judydawn]

Thanks Cookie1, I was very proud of my efforts.  Love bread and butter pudding but, like you haven't done one for a long time.  I find it is a dessert that goes down well with everyone though.  For a steamed version, I was so impressed with the end result.

[Thermomixer]

Great work JD - hope you can help sell the Varoma for steaming puddings - the texture is soooo light.  I love it.

[JulieO]

Yum, love bread & butter pudding too.  Will be making this. 

[judydawn]

That's good JulieO - it means another nice picture coming up 

[JulieO]

[achookwoman]

JD, love B&B pud,  and this adaption will make it popular with every one.  Thanks.

[Wonder]

I made a chocolate version of this tonight and DH and I thought it was very sweet but lovely. As soon as the kids realised it was bread it went in the bin.

Thanks for the recipe Judy

[judydawn]

Should have told them it was cake Wonder    Good advice to anyone else trying this recipe, reduce the sugar content to suit your tastes.  Thanks for trying it.

[Georgie]

sounds delish!

would a Pyrex dish work instead of ceramic?

[andiesenji]

Are the "coffee granules" instant coffee or simply coarsely ground coffee beans?

[judydawn]

Georgie, yes a pyrex dish would be fine.

Andi, instant coffee granules were used.