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Jam and Bread Pudding

Name: Jam and Bread Pudding
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: One 1-pound loaf challah bread, sliced 1/2 inch thick; 3/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons strawberry jam or preserves; 4 large eggs; 1/2 cup sugar; 2 1/2 cups plus 1 tablespoon whole milk or half-and-half; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted; 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar

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By Grace Parisi

Updated on February 26, 2018

Jam and Bread Pudding — Photo: © Tina Rupp

Total Time:

30 mins

Yield:

6 to 8

Ingredients

One 1-pound loaf challah bread, sliced 1/2 inch thick
3/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons strawberry jam or preserves
4 large eggs
1/2 cup sugar
2 1/2 cups plus 1 tablespoon whole milk or half-and-half
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375°. Butter a 9-by-13-inch glass baking dish. Arrange half of the challah in the dish; tear the slices to fit. Spread 3/4 cup of the jam on top; cover with the remaining challah.
Whisk the eggs, sugar, 2 1/2 cups of the milk and the vanilla and pour over the challah; press to soak and brush with 4 tablespoons of the butter. Cover with foil and bake for 24 minutes, removing the foil halfway through, until the pudding is set; remove from the oven.
Preheat the broiler. Blend the remaining 1 tablespoon of milk with the confectioners' sugar. Add the remaining butter and jam and stir until the glaze is smooth. Spread all but 1/4 cup of the glaze over the pudding and broil until the glaze is golden. Drizzle the bread pudding with the remaining glaze and serve.