Recipe of Peach and Pecan Bread Pudding - Food Recipes

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Peach and Pecan Bread Pudding

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Serving Size : 9
Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Desserts

Ingredients - Preparation Method:

12 sl French bread -- 3/4" thick 1/2 c Butter -- melted 4 c Half-and-half 1 1/4 c Sugar 10 Egg yolks 1 t Vanilla extract 1 pn Salt 4 lg Peaches, peeled, pitted -- and -thinly sliced 1 c Toasted pecan halves Vanilla ice cream or whipped -cream -- for accompaniment

Recipe By : the California Culinary Academy
Preparation Time : 2:00 1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Brush bread with some of the melted butter. Put bread slices on a baking sheet and bake until golden brown (about 10 minutes). 2. In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, bring half-and-half to a simmer (bubbles will appear at edge of pan). In a 3-quart bowl, beat sugar with egg yolks; whisk hot half-and-half into egg-sugar mixture. Stir in vanilla and salt; set aside. 3. Pour remaining butter into a 9- by 12-inch baking dish. Place 6 bread slices in dish; strain half of egg-custard mixture through a wire mesh strainer over bread. Distribute sliced peaches over bread-custard mixture; top with pecans. Arrange remaining bread over fruit and strain remaining egg-custard mixture over bread. Let stand 1 hour, covered with plastic wrap, or refrigerate to 6 hours. 4. If refrigerated, remove from refrigerator about 2 hours before serving. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Bake, uncovered, until golden brown and slightly crusty (about 1-3/4 hours). Serve warm, cut into squares and topped with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -