Eggs Benedict Bread Pudding

Serves: 3

Marley Adams

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

57

Spice

55

Sweetness

46

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.1

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Heavy Cream

1 cup

Milk

Directions:

1

Split muffins

2

In a large baking pan dry muffin halves, uncovered, at room temperature 12 hours

3

(Alternatively, dry muffin halves in a 250°F oven 1 hour

4

) Butter a 13- by 9- by 2-inch baking dish (about 3 quarts)

5

In a large saucepan of boiling salted water cook broccoli until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes, and drain in a colander

6

Refresh broccoli under cold running water and drain well

7

Coarsely chop bacon

8

In a heavy skillet cook bacon in oil over moderate heat, stirring, 3 minutes

9

Drain bacon well on paper towels

10

Chop hard-boiled eggs

11

Arrange muffin bottoms, split sides up, in one layer in baking dish and sprinkle evenly with hard-boiled eggs, bacon, broccoli, Jarlsberg, and salt and pepper to taste

12

In a small heavy saucepan bring broth to a boil

13

In a bowl whisk together 2 uncooked eggs and lemon juice

14

Whisk half of broth in a stream into egg mixture and whisk mixture into broth remaining in pan

15

Cook mixture over moderately low heat, stirring, until thickened (do not let boil)

16

In bowl whisk together remaining uncooked egg, cream, milk, and salt and pepper to taste and whisk in lemon mixture in a stream until combined well

17

Pour custard slowly and evenly over muffins in baking dish

18

Butter muffin tops and quarter them

19

Arrange muffin pieces on top of custard, buttered sides up

20

Chill pudding, covered, at least 1 hour and up to 12

21

(If chilling pudding 12 hours, bottom muffin layer will develop a custardlike consistency

22

) Preheat oven to 350°F

23

Bake pudding in middle of oven until custard is set, about 30 minutes

24

Split muffins

25

In a large baking pan dry muffin halves, uncovered, at room temperature 12 hours

26

(Alternatively, dry muffin halves in a 250°F oven 1 hour

27

) Butter a 13- by 9- by 2-inch baking dish (about 3 quarts)

28

In a large saucepan of boiling salted water cook broccoli until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes, and drain in a colander

29

Refresh broccoli under cold running water and drain well

30

Coarsely chop bacon

31

In a heavy skillet cook bacon in oil over moderate heat, stirring, 3 minutes

32

Drain bacon well on paper towels

33

Chop hard-boiled eggs

34

Arrange muffin bottoms, split sides up, in one layer in baking dish and sprinkle evenly with hard-boiled eggs, bacon, broccoli, Jarlsberg, and salt and pepper to taste

35

In a small heavy saucepan bring broth to a boil

36

In a bowl whisk together 2 uncooked eggs and lemon juice

37

Whisk half of broth in a stream into egg mixture and whisk mixture into broth remaining in pan

38

Cook mixture over moderately low heat, stirring, until thickened (do not let boil)

39

In bowl whisk together remaining uncooked egg, cream, milk, and salt and pepper to taste and whisk in lemon mixture in a stream until combined well

40

Pour custard slowly and evenly over muffins in baking dish

41

Butter muffin tops and quarter them

42

Arrange muffin pieces on top of custard, buttered sides up

43

Chill pudding, covered, at least 1 hour and up to 12

44

(If chilling pudding 12 hours, bottom muffin layer will develop a custardlike consistency

45

) Preheat oven to 350°F

46

Bake pudding in middle of oven until custard is set, about 30 minutes