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Bread pudding with leftover dried fruit
A moist baked pudding made with leftover bread and sweet pieces of dried fruit.
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 45 min
- Resting / chilling
- 15 min
- Total time
- 1 h 20 min
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Ingredients
- 350 g leftover day-old bread, sliced
- 120 g leftover dried fruit, pitted
- 600 ml whole milk
- 200 g eggs without shells
- 110 g sugar
- 5 ml vanilla extract
- 10 g butter for greasing
Method
- Preheat the oven to 175 °C (347 °F).
- Butter a 25 × 20 cm baking dish.
- Chop bread and dried fruit into small pieces.
- Whisk milk, eggs, sugar and vanilla until sugar dissolves.
- Mix bread and fruit into the custard and transfer to the dish.
- Bake for 45 minutes until browned, set and at least 74 °C (165 °F) at the center.
- Rest 15 minutes before slicing.
You'll need
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Presentation
Serve 1/6 per person, portioned individually while the texture is at its best.
Suggested pairing
Swap any leftover dried fruit for raisins or chopped apricots. Without leftovers, lightly dry 350 g fresh bread and use 120 g new dried fruit.
Storage
Refrigerate in shallow covered containers within 2 hours at 4 °C (40 °F) or below. Eat within 3 days, following the shortest remaining life of the original leftovers; a new recipe does not reset the clock.
Make ahead
On Christmas night, refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours in shallow covered containers at 4 °C (40 °F) or below. Use within 3 days of original cooking; freeze dated portions for longer storage. Thaw in the refrigerator, never at room temperature. Plain dry bread can be stored protected in a dry place, but filled bread or bread exposed to perishable party foods must be refrigerated.
Food safety
Discard leftovers left unrefrigerated for over 2 hours or with uncertain handling. Any reused cooked food must reach 74 °C (165 °F) at the center; reheat only once. Chill cooked rice promptly because of Bacillus cereus. Check allergens: gluten, milk, eggs, tree nuts, and possible fish or shellfish cross-contact. When in doubt, discard.
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