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french toast bread pudding with warm peaches |
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Monday, 30 June 2008 |
french toast bread pudding with warm peaches
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I created this recipe for a show on the Food Network years ago, but I got a craving for it this summer with peaches instead of the pears I used originally. It's essentially baked French toast—the same ingredients, but cooked as a bread pudding rather than as individual servings. You mix it up the night before then slide the pan into the oven when you get up. If you feel like it, go back to bed while it cooks. Perfect for brunch or a lazy breakfast.
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serves 6
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prep time: 20 minutes |
chill time: overnight
bake time: 45 minutes
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1 tablespoon butter, softened
1 loaf (about 1 pound) cinnamon-swirl bread, challah or brioche bread
6 large eggs
1/2 cup sugar
2-1/2 cups milk
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Peaches
4 tablepsoons butter
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 ripe peaches, sliced
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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The night before serving, smear the 1 tablespoon butter over the bottom and sides of a 13x9x2-inch baking dish or other 2-quart baking dish. Tear the bread into small pieces and scatter in the dish. In a bowl, whisk the eggs, sugar, milk and vanilla. Pour over the bread. Tamp down the bread with a spatula to submerge each piece in egg. Cover with foil, gently pressing down so the foil is right on the surface of the mixture. Refrigerate overnight.
The next morning, remove the dish and slide it into a cold oven with the foil on (otherwise, the dish will crack). Turn oven on to 375°. After 25 minutes, gently pull off and discard the foil. Continue to bake until mixture is puffed and golden brown, about 20 more minutes. At this point, prepare the peaches by melting the 4 tablespoons butter in a wide nonstick pan then stirring in the brown sugar. When mixture is bubbly, add peaches and cinnamon and cook, stirring, until peaches start to look glazed, about 3 minutes. Turn off heat and set aside (mixture will be really hot).
When bread pudding is cooked, let it cool for a few minutes on a rack, then spoon onto plates and top with warm peaches.
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