Portland's White House

Bread Pudding French Toast: Breakfast-Brunch

Servings: 0

Prep time:2 hours

Step 1:

preheat oven 350

Step 2:

6 cups bread, cubed, dry, stale and firm (I use leftover bagels, muffins, etc.) 1/2 cup dried apricots, chopped 1/2 cup dried cranberries or other dried fruit 1 cup melted butter 4 cups heavy cream, whipping cream 4 cups whole milk 10 eggs, plus 8 additional yolks 5 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 1/4 cup sugar

Step 3:

Grease loaf pans..... fill ½ way with dry bread, apricots, cranberries black berry’s etc......then more dry bread.. In large mixing bowl, mix eggs with wire whisk and 1/2 sugar.... scald over water (double boiler) cream, milk, vanilla, and mix with wish together with eggs..... ...Pour over bread mixture... sprinkle remaining sugar... add butter to the top.

Step 4:

Cook in oven in shallow pan filled with water to 1 inch below loaf pan. Bake 50-55 minutes... mixture will be custard like... This can be made into a "French toast", slice 1 1/2 inch thick (like bread)... fry on griddle with butter.... Till golden... serve with maple syrup. Chopped apricots and ginger whipped cream...