Budin (Puerto Rican Bread Pudding)

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Description

Budin is a traditional Puerto Rican bread pudding, this recipe was provide to me by a friend and I thought I share it with you all. Enjoy!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup water
  • 2 (3 inch) cinnamon sticks
  • 15 whole cloves
  • 1 teaspoon anise seed
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • 1 (1 pound) loaf day-old bread
  • 4 cups evaporated milk
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 ½ cups white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup butter, melted

Instructions

  1. Bring 1 cup of water to a boil in a small saucepan over high heat. Add the cinnamon sticks
  2. cloves
  3. and anise seeds. Cover
  4. and set aside to steep for 15 minutes.
  5. Meanwhile
  6. combine 2 tablespoons water with 1/2 cup sugar in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir occasionally to dissolve the sugar completely
  7. but stop stirring once the mixture comes to a boil. Stay near the stove to monitor the color
  8. swirling the pan gently to redistribute the caramel as the sugar begins to darken. Cook to about 310 degrees F (160 degrees C)
  9. or until the sugar turns light golden brown
  10. then pour into a 9×5 inch loaf pan. Set aside to allow the caramel to harden.
  11. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  12. Remove the crusts from the day-old bread
  13. tear the bread into cubes
  14. and place into a large mixing bowl. Strain the spice tea through a fine mesh sieve to remove the spices. Add to the bread along with the evaporated milk. Stir to evenly moisten
  15. and set aside for 10 minutes. Whisk the eggs in a large mixing bowl along with 1 1/2 cups of sugar
  16. the vanilla extract
  17. salt
  18. and melted butter. Stir in the moistened bread mixture until evenly mixed. Pour into the loaf pan over the caramel.
  19. Line a roasting pan with a damp kitchen towel. Place the loaf pan on the towel
  20. inside roasting pan
  21. and place roasting pan on oven rack. Fill roasting pan with boiling water to reach halfway up the sides of the loaf pan.
  22. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
  23. about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Cool in the pan for about an hour
  24. then refrigerate until cold
  25. 2 hours more. When ready
  26. invert the budin onto a serving plate. The caramel will have turned to a syrup and will cover the budin like a sauce.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Total Time: 5 hrs

Servings: 10

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