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bread layers Bread butter custard cream cheese sugar eggs pumpkin milk heavy cream vanilla salt allspice ginger nutmeg cinnamon brown sugar butter
Viewed: 5 - Published at: 4 months agoIngredients
- For bread layers
- 14 -16 slices brioche bread or 14 -16 slices white bread, trimmed of crusts and cut in half
- 1 1/2 cups butter, melted
- For custard
- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 6 eggs
- 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- For topping
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
Method
- Set the oven rack in the middle position. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9-inch by 13-inch ovenproof glass baking dish with vegetable spray. Set aside a larger metal baking pan and rack for the water bath.
- To prepare the bread: Brush each slice of brioche on both sides with melted butter.
- To make the custard: Combine cream cheese and sugar in a bowl and mix until smooth.
- Combine eggs, pumpkin, milk, heavy cream, vanilla, salt, allspice, ginger, nutmeg, and cinnamon in the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat until smooth. Add cream cheese mixture and combine.
- Pour 1/2 cup pumpkin custard in bottom of baking dish. Tilt and swirl dish until bottom is completely covered with a thin layer of custard. Layer 6 slices of brioche on top of custard. Pour half of remaining custard over brioche. Add remaining brioche and custard in layers.
- To add the topping: Use a knife to cut 8 slits through layered pudding. Cover top of pudding with plastic wrap and press down gently with your palm. Let stand 15 minutes.
- Remove plastic wrap and sprinkle brown sugar over top of pudding. Pour melted butter over sugar.
- Place baking dish on rack in large metal pan. Pour hot water from a glass measuring cup into the outer pan until water level rises halfway up sides of baking dish. Place carefully in oven. Bake 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until top is nicely browned and custard has rise to top of baking dish.
- Check water bath occasionally and add more water if needed. Do not let the water evaporate form the water bath.
- Carefully remove baking dish from oven and water bath. Allow pudding to cool on rack 1 hour. Serve slightly warm or cold with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. Store covered with a paper towel and plastic wrap in the refrigerator.