Friday, January 26, 2007

Bread pudding recipes

I am working from memory here. I hope I didn't forget anything. I tried to do this last night while my brain was still halfway functioning but I couldn't stay awake. BTW, this stuff was great this morning for breakfast, except I left out the Jack.

Pina Colada Macadamia Nut Bread Pudding

1 package hamburger buns (8 to a package), torn into bite sized pieces
3 eggs
1 can coconut milk (not coconut juice or coconut water)
Milk to equal 3 cups when added to the coconut milk
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1 large can crushed pineapple, drained
¼ cup chopped unsalted macadamia nuts
1 tsp vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter a 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Tear hamburger buns into the baking dish. Spread drained pineapple evenly over the bread. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs then add milk, coconut milk, sugar, and vanilla. Pour evenly over the bread and pineapple. Press down with a spatula to make sure all of the bread pieces are soaked thoroughly. Sprinkle macadamia nuts over all. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until golden brown and knife inserted near the center comes out clean. It will get denser as it cools.

Apple-Raisin Bread Pudding

1 pkg hamburger buns (8 to a package), torn into bite sized pieces
3 eggs
3 cups milk
¼ tsp cinnamon
¾ cup brown sugar, packed
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ cup raisins
1 peeled and chopped apple

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter a 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Tear hamburger buns into the baking dish. Sprinkle raisins and apple evenly over bread. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs then add milk, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla. Pour evenly over the bread and fruit. Press down with a spatula to make sure all of the bread pieces are soaked thoroughly. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until golden brown and knife inserted near the center comes out clean. It will get denser as it cools.

Jack Daniel’s Sauce

1 can sweetened condensed milk
½ stick butter
¼ cup Jack Daniel’s whiskey
1 tsp vanilla extract

In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Add condensed milk and whisk until thoroughly blended and smooth. Remove from heat to avoid flames, pour in Jack Daniel’s and vanilla. Keep whisking until incorporated. Serve warm over bread pudding. It can be warmed in the microwave for 30 seconds at a time before serving.

Cabbage Rolls

1 head green cabbage

Filling:
1 lb ground pork
1 lb ground beef
1 cup cooked rice
1 egg
splash of 1/2 & 1/2 or milk
large splash of soy sauce
1 tsp Worchestershire sauce
1/2 large onion, diced
garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste
1 tblsp parsley flakes

Sauce:
2 small cans tomato sauce, divided
1/3 of a 28 ounce jar spaghetti sauce

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spread 1 small can tomato sauce with 1/4 cup water in the bottom of a baking pan 13 x 9 or slightly larger. Salt and pepper to taste. Set aside. Fill a large stockpot with water to about 3 inches from rim. Salt the water and bring to a boil. Cut out the core of the cabbage and submerge in boiling water for one minute. Peel leaves off cabbage while boiling, be careful! Put leaves in a large bowl of iced water to stop the cooking process. Continue until all large and medium sized leaves have been peeled off. In another bowl, mix all filling ingredients together. If you want to check the seasoning of your filling, heat a pan and make a small patty of your filling and cook until brown on both sides. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.

Cut a "V" in the bottom of the cabbage leaves to remove the spine. Remove as little as necessary. Place about 1/4 cup of filling at the top of the leaf (more or less depending on size of leaf) and roll top then sides of leaf to cover filling. Place roll, seam side down on top of tomato sauce in the baking pan. Continue until pan is full or you've run out of leaves or filling. Mix remaining can of tomato sauce and spaghetti sauce and pour evenly over top of cabbage rolls. Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour 15 minutes.

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