Maple Bread Pudding with Rum-Caramelized Bananas
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Ingredients
- 8 cups bread, cut into pieces
- 2 bananas, cut into pieces
- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 oz dark rum
- 4 eggs
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup maple syrup (preferably dark syrup for its robust flavour)
- 1 vanilla pod
- 4 cups milk, warmed
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 2 tbsp maple sugar
Method
- Preheat oven to 180° C (350° F).
- Put the bread into a buttered 25 cm by 25 cm (10 in by 10 in) baking dish.
- In a skillet, sauté the banana pieces in 15 g (1 tbsp) butter. Pour over the dark rum and flambé. Set aside.
- Beat the eggs. Add in the soft butter, maple syrup, vanilla pod, and then, gradually (to not cook the eggs), the warmed milk. Pour onto the bread.
- Distribute the flambéed bananas over the bread and sprinkle with nutmeg.
- Bake for 45 – 60 minutes, until the centre is set.
- Remove from oven and sprinkle with the maple sugar.
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