Orange, Maple and Walnut Bread Pudding

Orange, Maple and Walnut Bread Pudding

Makes 5-6 servings

Ingredients

• 8 slices Egg & Milk Loaf bread (can also use brioche), sliced into triangle halves
• 4 large eggs
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup half and half (1:1 milk + cream)
• 1/3 cup melted unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• zests of 1 orange
• 1/2 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar + 1 teaspoon cinnamon (to sprinkle over bread pudding before baking)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350’F. Brush butter onto an oven/baking dish.
2. Layer and overlap the bread slices in the buttered baking dish.
3. In a mixing bowl, whisk eggs, maple syrup, sugar, half and half, melted butter, vanilla, orange zests, salt and walnuts.
4. Pour the egg mixture over the arranged slices of bread in the baking dish. Let the bread soak up the egg mixture, about 30 minutes.
5. Mix the light brown sugar and cinnamon together. Sprinkle the mixture over the unbaked bread pudding. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until bread pudding is puffed-up and golden.
6. Serve warm.

Content and Image by Jeannie Maristela-Gust