Showing posts with label bread. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bread. Show all posts

Monday, 2 May 2011

Bread Pudding with Custard Sauce



I am a bread person so I love all types of bread and also all sorts of desserts which made from bread.  Bread pudding is my favorite as it is simple and good use of breads accumulated the past few days! I like it very  moist and thus have made some simple custard sauce to complement the pudding.

Hope you will like it as much as I did!

Ingredients:
For the pudding
3/4 loaf of overnight bread - Toasted and cute into 1 inch squares
3 cups milk (I used low-fat)
3 large eggs
3/4 cups brown sugar
1 tbsp vanilla essence
1 tbsp ground cinnamon1/3 cup raisins
1/3 cup walnuts - coarsely crushed
1 tbsp coarse grain sugar


For the custard sauce
1 tbsp custard powder
1 1/2 tbsp fine sugar
2 cups milk
1 tsp vanilla


Method:
For the pudding
1)   Preheat oven at 350 degrees F or 180 degrees C.
2)   Place bread into a non-stick 9" x 9" baking pan.
3)   Combine milk, eggs, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon in a bowl. Whisk to mix well then pour into the baking pan.
4)   Press the bread into the liquid mixture to ensure the bread are all wet.
5)   Sprinkle raisins, walnuts and coarse sugar.
6)   Bake for 30 - 45 minutes until the top is brown.  

For the custard sauce
i)    Mix custard powder, sugar, vanilla and 1/4 of the 2 cups milk in a small bowl.
ii)   Slowly boil the remaining milk in a sauce pan till boiling.
iii)  Mix in the custard mixture and keep stirring till smooth.
iv)  Off the heat once started boiling and ready to serve with the pudding.

>> Tips to note : 
- Cut the bread equally same size  to cook evenly.
- For better presentation and richer taste, get 3 pieces of mini croissant. Toast and cut into 6 pieces. Arrange nicely on top of the toast bread before step 3 . Reduce bread with the equal amount of croissant used.


Tuesday, 5 April 2011

Bread Story of Persia - Sangak Bread




Sangak Bread or 'NAN-E SANGAK' is the most common bread I had for breakfast during my stay in Iran. It is a large longish rectangular bread made with whole wheat sour dough.

My Iranian friend explained that the bread came from the East of Iran and the name Sangak means little stones. It is baked in traditional oven that filled with small stones that shaped the surface of the bread. I was also told that the armies of the Persian empire carry small amount of the stones during their journey and when night comes they gather all the stones to make an oven to bake the bread for dinner - Tah Dah... portable oven! Smart right?

The bread is delicious with either cream, cheese, butter with honey or walnut. Also known as the healthiest bread in Iran! Yummy!

Monday, 4 April 2011

Bread Story of Persia - Lavash Bread



This is "LA VASH" Bread one of my many favorite breads from Iran. They are thin with a slight chewy crispy texture and great with kebabs!

Not many from where I live (Malaysia) stepped into the ancient soil of one of the earliest civilizations - Persia. Their food is heart warming so are the people. Bread is the source of food that never parted with the Persians since hundreds years ago. Some still preparing the bread like the olden times keeping the authenticity as well as the great taste!