Yield: 8 servings
Measure | Ingredient |
---|---|
4 tablespoons | Butter |
1 pint | Mixed assorted berries - blueberries; |
\N \N | Blackberries; strawberries, raspberries |
4 cups | Dry country bread; crusts removed, |
\N \N | Cut 1/2\" squares |
4 cups | Milk |
6 \N | Whole Eggs |
3 \N | Egg yolks |
1½ cup | Sugar; plus |
2 tablespoons | Sugar |
½ cup | Kirsch |
¼ teaspoon | Allspice |
1 teaspoon | Vanilla extract |
¼ cup | Confectioners' sugar |
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter the inside of a 3-quart baking dish.
Sprinkle 2 tablespoons sugar over the berries. Combine the bread and the berries and spread out evenly in the baking dish. Combine the milk, eggs, yolks, sugar, Kirsch, allspice and vanilla in a saucepan over very low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon. Cook for 7 to 9 minutes or until the mixture begins to thicken. Strain through a fine wire mesh strainer and pour over the bread in the baking dish. Set the baking dish in a shallow water bath and place the whole setup into the oven. Bake for 45 minutes. Remove and cool. When cool, sprinkle the top with the confectioners' sugar and glaze under a hot broiler before serving. This recipe yields 8 to 10 servings. Recipe Source: MICHAELS PLACE with Michael Lomonaco From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # ML-1C29)
Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR MAD - jpmd44a@...
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02-08-1999
Recipe by: Michael Lomonaco
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