Buttered Toast and Jam Pudding
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- Prep Time 20 minutes
- Total Time 1 1/2 hour + cooling
- Yield Serves 8
Ingredients
- 1/2 stick unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan
- 8 slices country white bread
- 3/4 cup strawberry jam
- 4 large eggs, plus 1 large yolk
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 3/4 cups whole milk
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
Directions
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Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Butter bread on one side and arrange in a single layer, buttered side up, on baking sheets. Bake until deep golden, 7 to 10 minutes. Meanwhile, butter a 4-by-8-inch loaf pan and spread jam in an even layer on bottom.
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Reduce oven to 350 degrees. Cut toast in half and arrange, cut sides up, in pan. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, egg yolk, and sugar.
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In a small saucepan, combine milk, cream, vanilla, and salt and heat over medium until just warm; whisk into egg mixture. Slowly pour over toast (being careful not to disturb jam layer); let sit 30 minutes. Bake until toast is deep golden brown and custard is set in middle, 1 hour. (Loosely tent with foil if overbrowning.) Let cool completely on a wire rack, 1 hour. Run a knife around edges before inverting onto a platter.
Fantastic Christmas morning comfort food. And it turned out just like the picture (unusual for me)
I am already thinking of different breads to use, cinnamon-raisin and all sorts of jams and preserves!
Reheats well, best if just a bit warm.