Bread Pudding That Comfort Dessert

Winter days demand comfort food including sweet , homestyle desserts.Nothing fits the bill better than bread pudding. It's the perfect end to hearty stews or casseroles. It's also great ending to a Sunday lunch on a snowy day. Best of all bread pudding is a yummy snack, enjoyed while cozied up with a hot cup of tea or coffee.

bread puddign is one fo the oldest desserts. Even the ancient Egyptians had a variation of it as did the Syrians and Indians. They all involved some kind of stale bread mixed with milk ,stale bread and some kind of sweetener such as honey . Custards and puddings didn't come about until the Middle Ages so that's when eggs were added to give it body. During the18th Century the dish was given mostly to sick people as a kind of nourishment It was also a good way of getting rid of stale bread. Bread puddings can be savory like the Italy's Piedmont's dish zuppa montagna where bread is cooked with chicken broth and then layered with Swiss cheese or sweet like the American and British versions. French toast or pain perdu is a cousin of bread pudding

The dish is one of the easiest to make. It requires leftover bread . This is up to taste. Most prefer a good white bread that will chewy yet absorbent of all the other flavors. Some prefer a denser type such as Italian or French. Challah is good type of bread to use too. Eggs are also added to give it a custardy taste ans texture along with vanilla extract butter and sugar. Raisins are a must however if your family doesn't like them sub in sliced almonds. or dried cranberries. Sauces are the recent addition to bread puddings. They're usually made up of buttery rich caramel you can also have a citrus sauce such as a lemon or orange. Chocolate is good too if you're working with sweeter breads. Use bourbon for extra kick or stick with vanilla for tradition's sake. Some bread pudding fans even top their servings with a good covering of whipped cream or make a dusting of powdered sugar.

There's nothing like a big bowl of bread pudding on a wintry day. It's like a security blanket for your taste buds!This treat is the ultimate comfort food and dessert. It's sweet and soothing, perfect with a good hot cup of coffee or tea!

Crunchy Versus Chewy

If you want to start a war, ask people what they ;re favorite type of cookie is, then refute. it. The crunchy lovers will get up into arms , The chewy affectionados will huff. Everyone has their opinion on what makes a good cookie?A crackly texture and intense flavor. Or a soft gummy like consistency with a just baked taste.

I'm a snap person myself. I love crunchy cookies that break into a thousands crumbs upon being bitten. I love the fact that they're well baked and there's a sound when they;'re broken. I thinks that's why they;re my all time favorite treat. What does make a cookie crisp? White sugar will give dough that much needed texture. brown sugar works the opposite. It leaves the texture a very malleable like a royal icing feel. If you want the dough even softer add eggs. The eggs make for a sponginess which I guess is OK for dunking. The type of flour is important too. Rice flour makes the best crunchy cookies . it even adds a grittiness to the dough.

From what I can see from the web, people are all about the crunch. Also crunchy cookies are just fun., They're noisemakers. My favorites are gingersnaps, chocolate snaps, any bakery cookie dipped in chocolate. The oven fresh and have a very buttery taste if I'm going to eat them.

So what's your poison? Crunchy ? Or chewy? Let Foodie Pantry know your cookie passion.