Capirotada (Bread Pudding with Raisins, Apricots, and Cheese)

Name: Capirotada (Bread Pudding with Raisins, Apricots, and Cheese)
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 cinnamon sticks; 227 grams stale crusty bread, cut into 1-inch cubes; 59 milliliters chopped dried apricots; 113 grams shredded Monterey Jack Cheese; 0 teaspoons nutmeg; 118 milliliters whole pecans (optional); 59 milliliters sultana raisins; 4 Tbsps unsalted butter; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 355 milliliters boiling water

This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 249 calories, 8g of protein, and 14g of fat. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour. A mixture of pecans, monterey jack cheese, apricots, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Adjust oven to center position and preheat oven to 350°F. In a small saucepan combine boiling water, piloncillo, cinnamon sticks, cloves and nutmeg. Stir until sugar dissolves. Boil mixture, stirring occasionally, until the syrup begins to slightly thicken and reduces to about 1 cup, about 10 to 15 minutes.

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Cinnamon Stick

Panela

Clove

Nutmeg

Sugar

Syrup

Water

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Oven

Remove from heat and remove cinnamon sticks and whole cloves then stir in vanilla extract.

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Cinnamon Stick

Vanilla Extract

Whole Clove

Generously grease cast iron skillet or baking dish, set aside remaining butter.

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Butter

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Baking Pan

Add half of the bread to the pan, spreading it out to cover the bottom of the pan completely.

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Bread

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Frying Pan

Drizzle half of syrup over bread and stir to completely coat pieces.

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Bread

Syrup

Sprinkle half the raisins, half the apricots, and half the cheese over the bread in the pan.

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Apricot

Raisins

Cheese

Bread

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Frying Pan

Add remaining bread. Melt remaining butter and pour over the top layer of bread then drizzle with remaining syrup and sprinkle with remaining raisins, apricots and cheese.

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Apricot

Raisins

Butter

Cheese

Bread

Syrup

Add pecans, if desired, then cover skillet with lid (if using a baking dish, cover with foil) and bake for 20 minutes. Uncover and bake until the top pieces are slightly crispy, another 10 minutes longer.

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Pecans