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Italian Holiday Bread Pudding

Great for breakfast or brunch!

By Jeff Wirtz November 27, 2012
This Bauducco Panettone bread pudding is great for a holiday breakfast or you can transform it into dessert by topping it with some of your favorite ice cream!
 
Ingredients:
1 loaf Bauducco Hershey Chocolate Chip Panettone (26oz)
1 cup granulated sugar
5 eggs
2 cups eggnog
1 cup milk
 
Topping:
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
 
Preparation
1.  Preheat oven to 350F and grease a 9x13 inch pan.
2.  Cut the Panettone bread into 1 inch chunks.  
3.  Mix the next 4 ingredients together and whisk well to incorporate
4.  Spread the Panettone evenly in the pan and pour the eggnog mixture over.
5.  Let the mixture sit for about 10 minutes
6.  Mix the 3 topping ingredients 
7.  Stir the Panettone mixture to make sure all the bread has been coated.
8.  Pour the butter and brown sugar mixture over the Panettone
9.  Bake at 350F for 35 - 45 minutes 
10. Remove the pan from the oven and let rest for 5 minutes before serving.
11. For breakfast, top with maple syrup, serve warm


*Other bread may be used, just make sure you allow it to stale overnight in a bowl.

Macaroni Kid EATS received a sample of Bauducco Panettone to create this recipe.