Name: Pear Bread Pudding
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Brown sugar - ¼ cup; White sugar - ¼ cup; All-purpose flour - 1 ¼ cups; Ground cinnamon - 1 teaspoon; Salt - 1 teaspoon; Butter, softened - ½ cup; Vanilla extract - 1 tablespoon; Eggs - 8; White sugar - 1 cup; Half-and-half cream - 1 cup; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; Pear brandy - ¼ cup; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Sliced artisan bread, cut into 3/4 inch strips with crusts removed - 2 (1 pound) loaves; Pears - peeled, cored and sliced - 4; Heavy cream - 2 cups; Ground cinnamon - 1 pinch

Ingredients for - Pear Bread Pudding

1. Brown sugar ¼ cup

2. White sugar ¼ cup

3. All-purpose flour 1 ¼ cups

4. Ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon

5. Salt 1 teaspoon

6. Butter, softened ½ cup

7. Vanilla extract 1 tablespoon

8. Eggs 8

9. White sugar 1 cup

10. Half-and-half cream 1 cup

11. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

12. Pear brandy ¼ cup

13. Salt ½ teaspoon

14. Sliced artisan bread, cut into 3/4 inch strips with crusts removed 2 (1 pound) loaves

15. Pears - peeled, cored and sliced 4

16. Heavy cream 2 cups

17. Ground cinnamon 1 pinch

How to cook deliciously - Pear Bread Pudding

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

2 . Stage

In a medium bowl, stir together the brown sugar, 1/4 cup white sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt. Mix in the butter and 1 tablespoon of vanilla just until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside.

3 . Stage

In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, 1 cup white sugar, half-and-half, 1 teaspoon of vanilla, pear brandy and salt.

4 . Stage

Line the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish with a layer of bread. Top with a layer of pear. Pour about 1/4 of the custard over the layers followed by about 1/3 of the heavy cream. Sprinkle with some of the crumb topping. Repeat layers until you are out of ingredients, ending with the crumb topping on top. Press down on the layers as needed to help them absorb the liquid. Cover the pan with parchment paper then seal with aluminum foil. Place another baking pan on top or two dinner plates to keep it from puffing while it bakes.

5 . Stage

Place the pudding onto a larger pan or cookie sheet with sides. Pour boiling water into the bottom pan until it is half way full.

6 . Stage

Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, then reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and continue baking for 25 minutes. Pudding is done when a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.