Bread Pudding, Pt 1
"Best Baker," Meloni Courtway, teaches Martha how to make her persimmon white chocolate bread pudding.
Persimmon White Chocolate Bread Pudding
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Bread Pudding, Pt 1
"Best Baker," Meloni Courtway, teaches Martha how to make her persimmon...
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- Yield Serves 8 to 10
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups fresh Fuyu persimmon puree, or 3 Fuyu persimmons, peeled, seeded and mashed
- Zest of 1 lemon
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1 cup sugar, plus more, for baking dish
- Unsalted butter, for baking dish
- 10 slices (about 1 1/2 pounds) 1 1/2-inch-thick day-old or toasted brioche, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 6 ounces white chocolate, coarsely chopped or chips
- 2 cups milk
- 3 large eggs
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small saucepan, combine persimmon puree, lemon zest, lemon juice, and 1/2 cup sugar; simmer over low heat until sugar is dissolved.
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Butter a 2-quart shallow baking dish, and sprinkle lightly with sugar. Place bread in baking dish; sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg.
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In a medium saucepan, combine remaining 1/2 cup sugar, white chocolate, and milk; stir frequently over low heat. Remove from heat once chocolate melts.
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Whisk eggs in a medium bowl. Slowly whisk warm milk mixture into eggs, being careful not to cook the eggs; stir in persimmon mixture. Pour mixture into baking dish, covering bread completely. Bake until filling sets, about 35 minutes.
This was the first time I baked with persimmon, and wow, what a treat, my whole family loved this festive bread pudding, it will for sure be on our Christmas dinner menu this year!:) thank you!
We made this on Christmas Eve and thought it was very good. The persimmon taste is mild and fragrant... almost like a touch of rose water. The white chocolate is subtle... We used Hachiya persimmon (have a tree) not Fuyu and it was fine (puree the pulp in blender - don't get the skins in there). We dd use a lot less bread... 13 oz instead of 24 oz.... would make it again!
Kinda strange flavor but somehow still good.