Triple threat berry bread pudding

8 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
4tablespoonsButter
1pintMixed assorted berries - blueberries;
Blackberries; strawberries, raspberries
4cupsDry country bread; crusts removed,
Cut 1/2\" squares
4cupsMilk
6Whole Eggs
3Egg yolks
cupSugar; plus
2tablespoonsSugar
½cupKirsch
¼teaspoonAllspice
1teaspoonVanilla extract
¼cupConfectioners' sugar

Directions

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: MICHAEL’S PLACE with Michael Lomonaco From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # ML-1C29)

Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR MAD - jpmd44a@...

~or- MAD-SQUAD@...

02-08-1999

Recipe by: Michael Lomonaco

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