{"id":5694,"date":"2026-03-01T07:51:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T07:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infokothabd.com\/eng\/?p=5694"},"modified":"2026-03-01T07:51:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T07:51:21","slug":"classic-bread-pudding-with-caramel-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infokothabd.com\/eng\/classic-bread-pudding-with-caramel-sauce\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"nm-post-header entry-header\">\n<h1>Rustic Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce<\/h1>\n<div class=\"nm-single-post-meta-top\"><em>By\u00a0Melissa Johnson\u00a0<\/em><time>on June 3, 2017<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<article id=\"post-76266\" class=\"post-76266 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-recipes tag-pastry\">\n<div class=\"nm-post-content entry-content clear\">\n<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nm-row nm-row-full vc_row wpb_row \">\n<div class=\"nm_column wpb_column vc_column_container col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>Bread pudding is one of my favorite desserts. It is such a treat with caramel sauce and can double as a sweet breakfast. I also love that it uses up stale bread or a leftover\u00a0loaf that\u2019s crowding the freezer.<\/p>\n<p>Most recipes call for a soft white bread: brioche, challah, or even croissants. But as a baker of crusty sourdough bread, I wanted a recipe that uses the bread I have on hand. I worked on this recipe with various partly whole-grain sourdough loaves (red fife, einkorn and amaranth porridge, and conventional wheat). All batches turned out delicious, and I learned that the key to making these robust breads work for pudding is a long soak in plenty of liquid, and doing some mashing and mixing partway and at the end of the soak. Just a little more patience and effort than regular bread pudding, but with excellent results.<\/p>\n<p>The caramel sauce for this bread pudding is a slight variation on a recipe from the blog\u00a0Carlsbad Cravings. Of note, it is so good you may want to double it. You can freeze any extra, and that way you use up most or all of a can of evaporated\u00a0milk.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"wfml-single\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/breadtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/20170523_104356-Copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-366138\" src=\"https:\/\/breadtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/20170523_104356-Copy.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/breadtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/20170523_104356-Copy.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/breadtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/20170523_104356-Copy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/breadtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/20170523_104356-Copy-60x34.jpg 60w, https:\/\/breadtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/20170523_104356-Copy-680x383.jpg 680w, https:\/\/breadtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/20170523_104356-Copy-96x54.jpg 96w, https:\/\/breadtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/20170523_104356-Copy-42x24.jpg 42w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-headline=\"20170523_104356 (Copy)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"zrdn-recipe-container\" class=\"custom zrdn-recipe-48 zrdn-jump-to-link\">\n<div class=\"zrdn-block zrdn-block-50\">\n<div class=\"zrdn-block-wrap zrdn-recipe_title\">\n<h2 id=\"recipe-title\" class=\"zrdn-element_recipe_title anchor\">Rustic Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zrdn-block zrdn-block-50\">\n<div class=\"zrdn-block-wrap zrdn-actions\">\n<div class=\"zrdn-print-link\"><a title=\"Print this recipe\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/breadtopia.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/zip-recipes\/\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"Print this recipe\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zrdn-block zrdn-block-50\">\n<div class=\"zrdn-block-wrap zrdn-recipe_image\">\n<div class=\"zrdn-recipe-image zrdn-hide-print zrdn-element_recipe_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-zrdn_recipe_image_main size-zrdn_recipe_image_main\" src=\"https:\/\/breadtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/20170523_153526crop-Copy.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/breadtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/20170523_153526crop-Copy.jpg 600w, https:\/\/breadtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/20170523_153526crop-Copy-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/breadtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/20170523_153526crop-Copy-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/breadtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/20170523_153526crop-Copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/breadtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/20170523_153526crop-Copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/breadtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/20170523_153526crop-Copy-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/breadtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/20170523_153526crop-Copy-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/breadtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/20170523_153526crop-Copy-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/breadtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/20170523_153526crop-Copy-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/breadtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/20170523_153526crop-Copy-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/breadtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/20170523_153526crop-Copy-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/breadtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/20170523_153526crop-Copy-40x40.jpg 40w\" alt=\"Rustic Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-copyright=\"\" data-headline=\"\" data-description=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zrdn-block zrdn-block-50\">\n<div class=\"zrdn-block-wrap zrdn-summary\">\n<p>Bread pudding is such a treat. Every time I see it on a dessert menu, I order it, and I wonder why I do not make it more often myself. Finally, I decided it was time to develop a recipe for bread pudding that works with the crusty artisan bread I make, as well as a recipe for homemade caramel sauce that tempts people to lick their plates. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zrdn-block zrdn-block-100\">\n<div class=\"zrdn-block-wrap zrdn-divider\">\n<div class=\"zrdn-block-divider\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zrdn-block-wrap zrdn-details\">\n<div class=\"zrdn-details-item zrdn-prep-time\">\n<div class=\"zrdn-recipe-label\">Prep Time<\/div>\n<div class=\"zrdn-value zrdn-element_prep_time\">40 minutes<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zrdn-details-item zrdn-cook-time\">\n<div class=\"zrdn-recipe-label\">Baking Time<\/div>\n<div class=\"zrdn-value zrdn-element_cook_time\">60 minutes<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zrdn-block-wrap zrdn-divider\">\n<div class=\"zrdn-block-divider\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zrdn-block zrdn-block-100\">\n<div class=\"zrdn-block-wrap zrdn-ingredients\">\n<h3 class=\"zrdn-recipe-label zrdn-ingredients-label\">Ingredients<\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"zrdn-subtitle\">Bread Pudding<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"zrdn-list zrdn-ingredients-list  bullets\">\n<li>800 grams or 10+ cups of cubed\/torn crusty bread<\/li>\n<li>4 cups of milk<\/li>\n<li>6 eggs<\/li>\n<li>1 cup sugar<\/li>\n<li>5 Tbsp of unsalted butter melted<\/li>\n<li>2 tsp vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 tsp salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/8 tsp nutmeg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"zrdn-subtitle\">Optional<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"zrdn-list zrdn-ingredients-list  bullets\">\n<li>1\/2 cup of raisins<\/li>\n<li>1 apple peeled and thinly sliced<\/li>\n<li>ground ginger, cardamom or clove<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"zrdn-subtitle\">Caramel Sauce<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"zrdn-list zrdn-ingredients-list  bullets\">\n<li>11 Tbsp butter (1 stick plus 3 Tbsp)<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 cups of brown sugar (dark or light both work fine)<\/li>\n<li>4-6 ounces of evaporated milk<\/li>\n<li>1 Tbsp water<\/li>\n<li>1 Tbsp vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 tsp salt<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"bold\">Optional<\/span><\/li>\n<li>1-2 Tbsp bourbon or whisky<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zrdn-block-wrap zrdn-instructions\">\n<h3 class=\"zrdn-recipe-label zrdn-instructions-label\">Instructions<\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"zrdn-subtitle\">Bread Pudding<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"zrdn-list zrdn-instructions-list nobullets\">\n<li>Grease a rectangular glass baking dish. (I used a narrow and deep 3 qt baker. A wider and shallower baker may require you to drop the cooking time by 10-15 minutes.)<\/li>\n<li>Spread the bread pieces evenly in the greased baking dish.<\/li>\n<li>Melt the 5 Tbsp of butter and set aside. (I use the microwave on a low power setting to avoid washing a saucepan.)<\/li>\n<li>In a 2-3 quart bowl, ideally with a pour spout, mix the eggs and sugar, then add in the milk, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Finally mix in the melted butter.<\/li>\n<li>Gently pour the contents of the bowl over the bread. Use a wide spatula to press the bread downward to soak up more of the liquid.<\/li>\n<li>Cover and refrigerate for at least 12 hours, removing from the fridge at least once, partway through, in order to mix the bread, mash it down and break it up a little more.<\/li>\n<li>Preheat your oven to 350 F and remove the baking dish from the fridge. Mix, mash and break up the bread one last time before placing it in the preheated oven to bake.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for 50-60 minutes, covering with foil for the final 15 minutes if the bread pudding seems to be getting too toasted.<\/li>\n<li>Let it cool at least 20 minutes before serving with the caramel sauce below, ice cream, or whipped cream.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"zrdn-subtitle\">Caramel Sauce<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"zrdn-list zrdn-instructions-list nobullets\">\n<li>In a small saucepan, boil the butter, brown sugar, water, and salt for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.<\/li>\n<li>Remove from heat, and add the vanilla extract and 4-6 oz of evaporated milk until you reach slightly less than the thickness you prefer. (The caramel sauce will thicken a bit more as it cools.) I used 6 ounces of evaporated milk. If I were adding bourbon, I would use less evaporated milk.<\/li>\n<li>Pour or funnel the sauce into a jar. This will keep in the fridge for up to a week. Extra sauce can be frozen in<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rustic Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce By\u00a0Melissa Johnson\u00a0on June 3, 2017 Bread pudding is one of my favorite desserts. 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