The pudding, cake or bread pudding has its roots in English gastronomy, and it is a recipe for use, since since it was born it used remains of stale bread to, as it was said, “take advantage of them”. Although nowadays fresh bread or more expensive ingredients can be used for its preparation, the truth is that this dessert is rather humble, and in all cultures it has established itself as a traditional sweet.
Stale bread is usually soaked in milk overnight, then drained well until no liquid remains, and then mixed with all the ingredients. In many countries, bread pudding takes different names and different accompaniments. For example, in Spain there is a Murcian dessert which is Calatrava bread; in Argentina and Uruguay it is accompanied by dulce de leche; In Venezuela, which is called pan cake or burrera cake, it is baked as if it were a quesillo, in a mold spread with caramel, and raisins are added. In Peru it is a traditional homemade sweet and is prepared with raisins, walnuts and lemon zest. In Malaysia and Hong Kong it is accompanied by pastry cream and vanilla cream.
Ingredients:
How to make a bread pudding:
- Chop the bread and put it to soak in a bowl with half the milk .
- To prepare the caramel, put ¾ cup of sugar in a saucepan so that it melts . Stir with a wooden spoon and cook until it takes the desired color (light golden or a little darker).
- Transfer it to the mold where the bread pudding will be cooked and cover the bottom and sides with the caramel. Reserve.
- Preheat the oven to 180 ° C.
- Beat the eggs with 200 grams of sugar, and then add the remaining milk, continue beating.
- Add the vanilla and stir.
- Add the eggs and sugar to the bread and milk mixture . Stir well to integrate all the ingredients.
- If desired, add raisins .
- Pour the dough into the mold with caramel and bake at 180 ° C in a water bath for one hour
- Let cool before unmolding.
If you like traditional sweets, you will love the bread pudding. You may 
Accompany it with whipped cream, a scoop of ice cream, melted chocolate or vanilla cream, and a good cup of coffee with milk.
