Peruvian bread pudding recipe

Peruvian bread pudding

Peruvian bread pudding is a dessert that has evolved over the years. At first, it was made with stale bread, milk and eggs, but now we can find recipes that include fruit, chocolate, sugar ... Due to its practicality and low cost, it has become very popular throughout the country and in other countries such as Argentina. Today, there are tons of pudding and flatbread recipes that you can customize by adding or removing ingredients.

This recipe that we bring you in RecetasGratis is the most popular in Latin American countries in general, although it is said that it had its beginnings in Peru. Therefore, below we explain how to make Peruvian bread pudding, its ingredients and instructions.

Ingredients to make Peruvian bread pudding:

 550 grams of bread from the day before

 1 litre of milk

 200 grams of brown sugar

 150 grams of white sugar

 1 teaspoon of nutmeg

 4 egg

 80 grams of butter

 1 teaspoon cloves

 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

 1 tablespoon lemon zest

 1 tablespoon orange zest

How to make Peruvian bread pudding:

Start the recipe by preparing the caramel. So, leave the sugar in a pot or pan over medium heat with a splash of water and stir until it dissolves.

When it is, place the caramel in the mould to be used and move it so that it is distributed throughout the container.

Pour the milk with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, brown sugar and a pinch of salt into a small saucepan. Heat over medium heat until it comes to a boil, stirring constantly.

When it starts to boil, leave the preparation on the fire for 3 minutes, stirring, and turn off. Sprinkle the lemon and orange zest on top and stir well.

The bread to use to make the Peruvian pudding can be old or stale bread, but it is in good condition since you must cut it into small pieces or grate it to be able to use it.

Put the cut bread in a bowl and pour the spiced milk, melted butter and eggs on top, covering the bread as much as possible. Mix so that the bread absorbs the liquid well.

With the help of a fork, mix and crush the pieces of bread so that they dissolve as well as possible. If you have a mini primer (electric hand mixer) you can use it to crush the dough a little, since the idea is that if there are lumps that are not so big.

Another way to make Peruvian bread pudding is by adding raisins soaked in white rum. For this, you must buy raisins and let them soak in hot water for 10 minutes, then pour them into a cup with white rum and let them rest for 20 minutes. When they are chubby, pour the rum along with the raisins into the mixture and voila!

Pour the bread mixture into the mould with the caramel and distribute the batter. Bake the Peruvian bread pudding in a water bath at 180ºC for approximately 45 minutes. If you do not have a container to bake in a double boiler, you should cook the pudding in the oven at 150ºC for 30 to 35 minutes.

When it is golden brown, take it out of the oven and remove it carefully. Let it rest and serve when cold. If the Peruvian bread pudding recipe is not consumed, it can be kept in the fridge in an airtight container or wrapped in plastic wrap.

If you liked the Peruvian bread pudding recipe, we suggest you enter our Flan Recipes category. You can also visit a selection of the best Peruvian recipes.

Ideas for serving Peruvian bread pudding

Now that you know how easy it is to prepare Peruvian bread pudding, let's see how you can serve it to improve its presentation and offer the most complete dessert possible:

The simplest way and decorating the pudding with whipped cream. You can opt for a simple chantilly cream or add a touch of flavour and make, for example, coconut whipped cream.

Molten chocolate is another excellent accompaniment to any pudding. It can be dark chocolate or white chocolate.

Chopped natural fruits can also be an excellent option to decorate the Peruvian pudding. You can use banana, apple, pear... You may be interested to read about the pineapple tiramisu recipe/ beef salad bowl recipe/ Italian apple cake recipe/ rice puddings recipe/ chestnut cookies recipe.

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