Are there any seconds? (Desserts)

Member Name: Coxy1974

Product:	Desserts
Date:	13/11/07 (105 review reads)
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Advantages: To die for dessert and so easy to make

Disadvantages: Fattening

After months of planning my Fiance and I finally managed to get both sets of parents to meet. We had toyed with the idea of taking them out for a meal but then thought that might be too formal so we intivted them both round for lunch one Sunday afternoon.

Pressure was on me after that and as I am part Italian I got out my good ole Italian cookbook. I did Melon with Raspberry Coulis to start, Golden Chicken Rissotto for the main with salad and garlic bread and then did this recipe for Italian Bread Pudding.

This recipe will serve 4.

Ingredients

15 grams or 1 tablespoon of butter
2 small eating apples, peeled and cored - slice these into rings
75 grams granulated sugar
2 tablespoons of white wine
100 grams of slized bread (slightly stale baguette is ideal for this) remove any crusts
300ml single cream
2 eggs, beaten
rind of 1 orange cust into matchsticks

Method

1. Lightly grease a 2 pint deep overproof dish with the butter

2. Arrange the apple rings in the base and sprinkle half the sugar over them. Add a light sprinkle of ground cinnamon.

3. Pour in the wine and add the slices of bread. Press them down firmly to flatten them slightly

4. Mix the cream with the eggs and them add the remaining sugar. Add the orange rind and pour the mix over the bread. Leave it to soak for 30 minutes.

5. Bake in a pre-heated over at Gas 4 or 180 C for 25 minutes until you have a lovely golden colour and the pudding is set. Serve the pudding warm.

I served mine up with Ice Cream or Cream and it went down a storm. I think I also added slightly more wine than it said in the recipe but hey who cares.

Variations on this include adding dried fruit such as Sultanas, Apricots, Cherries or Dates.

The in laws to be and mum and dad have been begging for me to produce it again but I'm saving it for special occasions now!

Summary: An instant hit with everyone