Brunch For One

Sometimes we're alone. Sometimes that's a great thing. Sometimes it's not. Spouse is on a business trip, the kids are at camp, significant other is being a jerk, etc. Whether it's a good alone or bad alone here is the way to make it splendid.

Cinnamon & Raisin Bread Pudding

First off, you shouldn't confuse the cinnamon and raisin part with cinnamon-raisin bread. That's perfectly doable, but it's not what's happening here . . . though I do recall that the best bread pudding I ever made was from a leftover loaf of cinnamon-raisin brioche that I made. That will now be a holiday regular and perhaps an instructable for another day.

This really more of a basic skeleton for a single bread pudding. You by no means need to make it cinnamon and raisin. Whatever turns you on is what should be in this dish.

And it's not really necessary to make this for just one person. This can easily be doubled.

Step 1 The Haves

• Old bread - here I believe is a leftover Italian loaf
• Cinnamon sugar - equal portions by measurement
• 1 egg
• Raisins
• Milk - in this case I used half milk and half cream
• A whisk
• A ceramic, oven safe ramekin
• Mixing bowl

The Could Haves

•  Dried Cranberries or cherries instead of raisins
• Toasted nuts, whatever kind you prefer; just give them a little time in a hot skillet to toast until fragrant
• Savory ingredients instead of sweet - bacon, mushrooms, leeks, cheese, whatever you can imagine

Comments

[jdowd]

I'm making it right now

[Sunkicked]

Mmmmmmm... bourbon...

[ChrysN]

Nice, it sounds good.