Mini Bread Puddings With Apple and Raisins

Happy Easter, how about something different, like a bread pudding this is a classic dessert that transforms simple ingredients like eggs and bread into a comforting treat. By adding apples and raisins and baking them in individual portions, you get a delightful twist that’s both convenient and delicious, its cupcakes… but not really, more like hand puddings hehehe ;D

Like all these kinds of puddings, these mini bread puddings are an excellent way to use up leftover bread, making them both resourceful and tasty. The combination of sweet apples and plump raisins adds a fruity touch that is essential or else it might get a bit one dimensional, while the individual servings make them perfect for sharing and transporting during Easter gatherings or well any occasion for a sweet.

Also preparing these mini delights is pretty straightforward. Simply cut the bread and apples into small cubes to ensure they fit perfectly into muffin tins or ramekins. This method not only makes them easy to serve but also adds a charming presentation to your dessert table, then add the creamy base, let it soak and then bake, easy peasy eastery? 😀 Let’s check the recipe!

Mini Bread Puddings With Apple and Raisins

Servings: 4-8
Time: 2hr 30mins
Difficulty: Normal
Rating: ★★★★★
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A variation of the classic bread pudding, in a more... should i say Easter like hehehe, super simple to make and perfect for any ocasion.

Ingredients

Bread – 400gr
Sugar – 190gr
Raisins – 2 tablespoons
Eggs – 4
Milk – 1 Litre
Apples – +/- 3 (350gr peeled and diced)
Cinnamon – 1 stick
Cinnamon – To sprinkle
Lemon – 1 Peel
Lemon – 1/2 (Juice)

Directions

If you don’t have muffin paper molds, cut out squares of non-stick paper and place them inside the muffin tins/molds, bread pudding is a bit sticky, if you don’t do it, it has a good chance of sticking to the mold.

Cut the bread into small cubes, peel and cut the apples into small cubes, add the lemon juice to the apples, so they don’t oxidise.

Put everything in a bowl, add the raisins and set aside.
Now heat the milk with the sugar, lemon zest and cinnamon stick, let it boil for about 3 minutes to flavour the milk.

After 3 minutes, remove the milk from the heat, whisk the eggs in a separate bowl and pour in them tablespoons of the hot milk (you’re doing this to gradually warm the eggs) and whisk between each addition, when the egg mixture is hot, pour everything back into the pan with the rest of the milk, bring everything back to the boil for another 3 minutes, always whisking.

Now remove the lemon zest and cinnamon stick, pour in at least half of the mixture, enough to cover the whole loaf (in my case it was a little more than half), leave the rest of the mixture aside, let it stand for at least 1 hour so that the loaf soaks in well (you can add more if you want).

When it’s time to bake, preheat the oven to 180ºC, pour the remaining mixture over the bread and pour it into each of the muffin tin, sprinkle a little cinnamon on top and bake. It should be ready in around 20 to 24 minutes.
And that’s it, take it out and let it cool and serve away! Happy Easter and Enjoy!

Notes: I always say puddings are tricky, especially because you are usually cooking eggs in a very specific way, so it’s best to start your pudding voyage with things like starch puddings or bread puddings, just because these are way less temperamental and much easier to make them perfect every time and then when you think you have the skills, move on up to more tricky puddings, thats the fun of cooking, also bread pudding are a good recipe to make with children, just instead of cutting the bread, lets them use just their hands while you cut the fruit and then you just need to bake it in the end! Also i like the classic raisins and apple combo, but you can add anything you like, chocolate chips, pears, caramel, vanilla, or use other types of bread, more soft plain bread will make a more fluffy pudding, stronger more rustic breads give you denser pudding, it’s a pretty flexible recipe.

This recipe for Mini Bread Puddings With Apple and Raisins was originally created on BakeAfter.com. Esta receita de Queques de Pudim de Pão foi publicada em português no Iguaria.com.