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LangleyAdvance | Friday, December 4, 2009
RECIPE
Cranberry bread pudding Chef Dez is a food columnist and culinary instructor in the Fraser Valley. Visit him at www. chefdez.com. Send questions to dez@chefdez.com or to P.O. Box 2674, Abbotsford, B.C. V2T 6R4
“A combination of both fresh and dried cranberries makes for a flavourful and more complex cranberry taste.” – Chef Dez 1 – 454g (1 pound) French loaf 4 large eggs, beaten 1¼ (one and a quarter) cups sugar 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1 tsp. ground cinnamon ¼ (one quarter) tsp. salt Zest from 2 lemons, finely chopped 2 cups 10%MF cream (half and half) 2 cups milk (2%MF or 3.5%Homogenized) ¾ cup sweetened dried cranberries ¾ cup cranberries (fresh or frozen), halved Vanilla bean ice cream, optional
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bread pieces and the dried cranberries, and toss together thoroughly with your hands. Let sit for 10 minutes for the bread pieces to absorb the fluid. 4. Put one half of the custardsoaked bread mixture into the prepared baking dish and top with half of the fresh/frozen halved cranberries. Add the remaining bread mixture (and scrape all liquid from the bowl) to the dish and top with the remaining fresh/frozen halved cranberries. Bake for approximately 1 hour until the top browns and puffs up. An inserted butter knife should come out clean. 5. Let sit for at least 10 to 15 minutes before serving warm with vanilla bean ice cream. Makes 10 to 12 portions
1. Preheat oven to 400ºF. Tear the French bread into approximate 1 inch to 2 inch chunks and spread evenly on a large baking sheet. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes, tossing the pieces around about halfway through. Remove from the oven and let sit while you prepare the rest of the pudding. 2. Decrease the oven temperature to 350ºF and prepare a 9x13 baking dish by buttering it. 3. In a large bowl, combine the eggs, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, salt, and the zest thoroughly. Whisk in the cream and milk. Add the toasted Recipe created by Chef Dez/Gordon Desormeaux www.chefdez.com