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Bread Pudding with Pecan Nuts

Stevie G
A delicious bread pudding with nuts.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine South African
Servings 6
Calories 1030 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1⅔ cups milk
  • 1⅔ cups light cream
  • ¾ cup castor sugar
  • 3 eggs beaten
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tsp orange rind grated
  • 24 slices French loaf 1 day old, 1 cm thick
  • ½ cup pecan nuts toasted, chopped
  • confectioners' sugar for sprinkling

Instructions
 

  • Put 1½ cups cream and 1½ cups milk in a pan. Add sugar.
  • Heat and dissolve sugar over low heat. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
  • Add eggs, orange rind and vanilla.
  • Arrange bread slices in a greased baking dish. Sprinkle over ⅔ of the nuts.
  • Arrange rest of the bread over first layer and sprinkle with the rest of the nuts.
  • Pour over the egg mix. Allow to soak for 30 minutes. Use the rest of the milk and cream if the bread appears dry on top.
  • Bake in an oven for 40 minutes at 180°C (350°F).
  • Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar and serve warm with custard or with maple syrup and cream.

Nutrition

Calories: 1030kcalCarbohydrates: 165gProtein: 36gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 126mgSodium: 1385mgPotassium: 514mgFiber: 7gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 566IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 230mgIron: 10mg
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