In the last week I´ve seen quite a few propositions for the WHOLE KITCHEN proposal for February to make Bread & Butter Pudding.. Definitely one of my favourite puddings and quite a tradition in our household when growing up, probably due to the British influence in South Africa.. All I know is I love me some Bread Pudding and I love me some variations.. as you´ll see 😉
La pasada semana he visto unas cuantas proposiciones bastantes para la propuesta de WHOLE KITCHEN para el mes de febrero para hacer Pudin de pan y mantequilla .. Sin duda, uno de mis postres favoritos y era una tradición en nuestra casa cuando crecía, probablemente debido a la influencia británica en el sur de África .. Todo lo que sé es que me encantan algunos Pudin de pan y me encanta algunas variantes .. como verás;-)
..but (there´s always a but, not the behind kind..lol) if you know me by now you know I love doing things differently! So I decided to make a microwave version, something I´ve never done before making bread & butter pudding and something I´ll definitely do again! Why? Cause it´s sooooooo easy and sooooooo delicious! The idea sparked from a blog post I saw recently on Brooklyn Farm Girl´s Blog: Quick french toast in a Mug
.. pero (siempre hay un pero, no el negativo .. jaja) si usted ya me conoce sabe que me encanta hacer las cosas de otra manera! Así que decidí hacer una versión con el microondas, algo que nunca había hecho antes de hacer pudin de pan y mantequilla y algo que definitivamente haré de nuevo! ¿Por qué? Porque es muuuuuuuuuuy fácil y muuuuuuuuuuy delicioso! La idea surgió de una entrada de blog que vi hace poco en el blog de Brooklyn Granja Girl: Quick french toast in a Mug
I made 3 variations because after making/testing the 1st one I got super excited and made 2 more variations.. The 1st one I made with stale white bread and chocolate chips (oh and a dash of cinnamon), the 2nd one I made was with yesterday´s french baguette smothered with butter and apricot jam (If I had raisins I would have definitely added it in this version).. here I also added some cinnamon (brings out those flavours!) and my 3rd version was based on a post I did a few weeks ago i.e. orange and cardomom naked layer cake.. hence the name that´s what I used but instead of real oranges, I used orange marmalade and added more sugar to make up for the bitterness 😉
Hice 3 variaciones, porque después de hacer/probar la primera, me emocioné mucho e hice 2 variantes más .. Para el primero que hice usé pan blanco duro y trocitos de chocolate (Ah, y una pizca de canela), para el segundo que hice usé una baguette de ayer cubierta con mantequilla y mermelada de albaricoque (Si hubiese tenido pasas yo las habría añadido definitivamente en esta versión) .. aquí también agregué un poco de canela (saca a relucir esos sabores!) y mi tercera versión se basó en un post que hice hace unas semanas, es decir, una tarta de naranja y Cardomomo naked layer cake .. de ahí el nombre que usé pero en vez de naranjas reales, usé mermelada de naranja y añadí azúcar para compensar la amargura;-)
Unfortunately I didn´t take photos of the chocolate version.. Why you might ask.. because I ate it.. there I said it!! I didn´t want to eat anything sweet for at least 1 week and there I go and do it .. I need some WILL POWER!
Lamentablemente no tomé fotos de la versión de chocolate .. Se podría preguntar el porqué.. porque me la comí .. ¡lo dije! Yo no quería comer nada dulce durante al menos 1 semana y yo voy y lo hago .. Necesito un poco de FUERZA DE VOLUNTAD!
(Hagan clic en la palabra RECETA para ver y imprimir la receta en Español)
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 cup of stale bread (I used both sliced bread & french baguette) buttered with butter without salt (you can also use pieces of croissant!)
- 3 tablespoons of sugar (I used both white and brown and for the version with the orange marmelade I used 4 tablespoons instead of 3)
- 1 L egg
- 1/3 cup of whole milk
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla essence
- Ground Cinnamon (I used this in all the versions I made)
- Apricot jam in the apricot version (raisins too!)
- Chocolate chips (any kind) in the chocolate version
- Orange marmelade & Ground Cardamom (I used this together in the 3rd version)
METHOD:
Place your buttered bread and whatever else you want to put on it.. (I even think that Nutella would be a great option!) in a shallow dish (or mug) that can be used in the microwave. Whisk the large egg, sugar, vanilla essence and milk together and pour over the bread until the dish is full but not overflowing (there might be some leftovers, don´t worry just use it for the next one). Don´t forget to add your cardamom/cinnamon/raisins/chocolate chips.. (I added mine in between the layers too, to make sure the flavour was throughout the pudding 😉 Microwave on high for 1 minute and thereafter for 30 second intervals until the custard is set (mine took 3 minutes in total). Leave to cool a bit before eating as they were piping hot! Let me tell you, once you eat this version you might not go back to making these in the oven as these individual portions mean no wastage and they are cute to serve to your family/guests.. TIP: When you use sliced bread, try to toast it before because the microwave doesn´t make it crunchy as the oven would therefore you might not like the texture that much.. although when I used the french baguette, I didn´t have the same problem..
Please let me know if you guys make this, I would love to hear what you think of the end result and what variations you came up with! Until next time!
Por favor, háganme saber si ustedes hacen esto, me encantaría conocer lo que piensan de los resultados finales y qué variaciones se les ha ocurrido! Hasta la próxima!
Consuelo Morcillo says
Bread pudding is my favorite! I’m so thrilled to see that I can make it in the microwave too. This looks delish!
Johlene Orton says
I was thrilled too I´ll be making these again in the very very near future 😉 Xx
Elizabeth - SugarHero.com says
I am actually a bread pudding fanatic! I think some people think it’s a weird or old-fashioned dessert, but I think it’s DELICIOUS. I love that you made these mini microwave versions, so I can enjoy my beloved BP without needing to make an entire pan!
Johlene Orton says
Really! I think so too and you can make it so tasty! This microwave version is actually quite dangerous for me.. lol Xx
Olga Riofrio says
Es mi postre favorito y nunca antes lo he hecho en el microhonda.
Saludos
Olguis.
Johlene Orton says
Creo que voy a hacerlo otra vez porque es tan fácil esta manera 😉 Xx
Marta Cris says
q ricoooooooooooooo nunca he probado el pudding pero estoy viendo diferentes versiones del reto whole kitchen y cada vez me apetece más. además super sencillo. un besito y feliz finde
cris
Johlene Orton says
Sí es muy sencillo! feliz semana chicas!! Xx
TARTAS HAPPY says
Nunca he probado el pudin de pan,pero viendo la pinta que tiene y lo fácil que es de preparar me ha entrado la curiosidad y habrá que probarlo.
Un beso
Johlene Orton says
Sí en realidad es muy fácil para hacer aún con el horno 🙂 Qué me gusta más que hay muchas variaciones 🙂 Un beso
Ashley @ Wishes and Dishes says
Oh wow – I love this idea!! Bread pudding is a new love of mine 🙂
Johlene Orton says
Thanks 🙂 I love bread pudding and like I said in my post you can make so many variations of it!! Xx
Pamela @ Brooklyn Farm Girl says
Oh goodness, yes! So happy to see a microwave recipe from you. I’m all over this recipe, can’t wait to try it!
Johlene Orton says
Thanks 🙂 I agree, need to learn how to use my microwave for my baking!! Xx