We are fortunate to be able to go to a lovely beach house
in Amed with our close friend, Victoria. Being there with
Mt. Agung almost in the swimming pool seems to spark my creative
juices and I invariably end up in the kitchen putting something
together. One particularly decadent weekend this emerged from
the oven for brunch. There were no leftovers.
It is perfect for that special birthday or holiday breakfast
when you want to ‘Wow’ your guests and throw calories
to the wind. So with Christmas, Hanukah and the New Year approaching
I give you -
Pumpkin Bread Pudding
Serves 6
Ingredients :
- 6 cups bread cubes - whole wheat or other bread with substance
- 3/4 cup chopped nuts - walnuts, almonds, or pecans
- 6 eggs, beaten
- 1 can sweet condensed milk
- 2 cups pureed pumpkin - fresh is best (I keep some in the
freezer)
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. ground cardamom
- 1 1/2 cups milk
Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Toast the nuts on a tray in
the oven and while they are toasting, combine the eggs, the
condensed milk, 1 1/2 cups of the pumpkin (saving the other
1/2 cup for later), and the spices. Gradually stir in the
regular milk mixing well.
Combine the toasted nuts with the bread cubes. Butter a glass
or ceramic baking dish large enough for the bread. Arrange
half the bread nut mixture over the bottom and dot with chopped
mango. Pour in half the milk mixture. Cover with the remaining
bread and nut mix and then pour on the remaining liquid mixture.
Spread the remaining 1/2 cup of pumpkin puree on top of the
bread pudding. Dot with butter and bake at 350 for 45 minutes
or until a knife inserted comes out clean.
Serve hot or warm with yogurt and syrup on the side.
Note: We recently served this for a birthday breakfast with
scrambled eggs, bowls of fresh fruit and strong hot cappuccinos.
Indonesian Version:
Puding Roti Labu
Untuk 6 orang
Bahan-bahan :
- 6 cangkir roti yang sudah dipotong 1.5 cm X 1.5 cm - pakai
roti coklat atau roti lain yang sedikit keras.
- 3/4 cangkir kacang, dipotong sedang (paling enak dengan
walnut, pecan, atau almond)
- 1 cangkir mangga dipotong
- 6 butir telur, dikocok
- 1 kaleng susu kental manis
- 2 cangkir labu (labu yang sudah direbus dan dihaluskan dalam
blender)
- 1 1/2 cangkir susu segar
- 1 tsp. bubuk kayu manis
- 1⁄2 tsp. bubuk cardamom
- 1 Tbl. mentega
- sirup maple atau sirup gula Bali (gula yang sudah cair dan
sedikit mengental)
- yogurt
Cara Membuat :
Oven kacang dengan suhu 350 derajat F sampai kacang berwarna
kecoklatan. Sambil menunggu kacang ini matang, anda bisa siapkan
bahan yang lain.
Siapkan mangkok, masukkan telur, 1 1/2 cangkir labu (sisakan
yang 1/2 cangkir, pakai nanti), susu, dan bumbu penyedap sambil
di aduk. Pada saat menganduk, masukkan susu kental sedikit
demi sedikit ke dalam mangkok. Campur bagus.
Pada mangkok yang lain, campurkan kacang (yang sudah dipanggang)
dengan roti.
Siapkan loyang dari kaca dan olesi dengan mentega. Kemudian
masukkan setengah campuran roti kacang dalam loyang. Kemudian
diatasnya lapisi dengan potongan buah mangga. Di atasnya lapisi
lagi dengan setengah adonan "Labu dan susu".
Diatasnya lagi, masukkan sisa campuran roti kacang, kemudian
lapisi dengan sisa labu dan diatasnya olesi dengan mentega.
Panggang dalam suhu 350 derajat F selama 45 menit. Untuk mengetahui
apakah adonan sudah matang atau belum, bisa gunakan tusuk
gigi atau pisau. Tusuk adonan dengan tusuk gigi atau pisau,
kalau masih ada lengket berarti belum matang.
Note :
Lebih enak bila dihidangkan dalam keadaan panas atau hangat.
Taruh yogurt dan sirup di atas meja supaya tiap orang bisa
ambil sesuai keinginan.
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