Toasted Bread-and-Butter Pudding

Name: Toasted Bread-and-Butter Pudding
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 12 servings Accompaniment:caramel and Scotch sauce; 4 larges eggs; 710 milliliters half-and-half; 0 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters sugar; 4 Tbsps unsalted butter, well softened; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 6 inches 12 -thick) slices challah or firm white sandwich bread, crusts removed

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Toasted Bread-and-Butter Pudding a try. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 266 calories, 4g of protein, and 12g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 12. If you have salt, eggs, sandwich bread, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F.

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Oven

Butter both sides of bread slices and arrange in 1 layer on a large baking sheet.

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Butter

Bread

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Baking Sheet

Bake in middle of oven, turning over once, until lightly toasted, 15 to 20 minutes.

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Oven

Transfer to a rack to cool.

Whisk together half-and-half, eggs, sugar, vanilla, and salt until sugar is dissolved. Halve toasted bread slices diagonally and arrange triangles in rows, overlapping slightly, in a buttered 3-quart shallow baking dish.

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Vanilla

Bread

Sugar

Egg

Salt

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Baking Pan

Whisk

Pour custard evenly over toast and let stand 15 minutes.

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Custard

Toast

Bake pudding in a hot water bathuntil custard is set 2 to 3 inches from edges but still trembles in center, 50 to 60 minutes. (Custard will continue to set as it cools.)

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Custard

Water