HONEY BREAD PUDDING RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Bake bread cubes on baking sheet for 15 minutes stirring, until lightly toasted.
• Let cool.
• Shut off the oven With butter, grease shallow 3 qt baking dish.
• In a bowl, whisk eggs, cream, milk, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg.
• Add bread: pour into baking dish.
• Cover and chill overnight Preheat oven to 350F.
• Bring 8 cups of water to boil Uncover bread mixture.
• Place baking dish in large roasting pan; pour enough boiling water into roasting pan to come halfway up sides of dish.
• Bake 1 hour or until a knife tests clean.
• Let cool on rack until warm.
• Dust with confectioners sugar and serve with creme anglaise Creme Anglaise: In a bowl, whisk yolks and sugar until slightly thickened and lemon colored, several minutes In a medium saucepan, heat milk over medium heat until bubbles form around edge.
• Slowly whisk hot milk into yolk mixture, pour back into saucepan.
• Place over medium low heat, stirring slowly and constantly scraping bottom and corners until sauce coats the back of the spoon.
• Should be the consistancy of eggnog- about 10 minutes or until 170F.
• Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
• Strain through sieve into bowl.
• Set bowl of sauce in ice bath.
• Stir continuously with rubber until cool.
• Transfer to serving pitcher; cover with plastic.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees and butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish or large gratin dish.
• On a rimmed baking sheet, spread bread in an even layer. Toast, tossing once or twice, until dried out and light golden, about 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat honey in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high and cook until it caramelizes, about 5 minutes — you’ll be able to tell when it begins to brown and smells nutty.
• Remove from heat and stir in butter until it melts, then stir in apples, vanilla seeds and pod, and a pinch of salt. Return to medium-high heat, cover and cook, stirring frequently, until apples are soft and liquid has mostly evaporated, about 10 minutes. Transfer apples and any liquid to a large bowl.
• In a separate large bowl, whisk together half-and-half, milk, eggs and yolks, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Gently toss in bread and half the cooked apples (reserve the other half for later). Scrape into prepared baking dish, cover with foil, and bake for 25 minutes.
• Remove foil, and spoon remaining apples on top in an even layer. Drizzle or scrape any reserved apple liquid all over the top, then top with almonds. Return to oven and bake, uncovered, until almonds are toasted and pudding is set but not dry, another 20 to 25 minutes.
• Cool for at least 15 minutes, then cut into squares and serve, preferably warm.