Favorite Strawberry Bread Pudding Recipe
This was passed down from one of my Grandmother Knight's recipe parties with her farm lady friends.
Strawberry Bread Pudding
Barbara Purvis Hunter
Family Favorites: mother and strawberries
Our mother always fixed the best strawberry desserts, and she would also give us freshy washed ones to eat outside in the swings. She was a wonderful woman and mother to us.
Ingredients
- 2 pints fresh strawberries
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- dash of cloves
- 2 tablespoons water
- 12 slices bread, day old
- 1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
- 1 egg white, slightly beaten
- 2 cups sweetened whipped cream
Instructions
- Reserve two strawberries for garnish.
- Cut strawberries in half, then put in saucepan.
- Add sugar, spices, and water then bring to a broil, stirring constantly.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 4 minutes.
- Remove crusts from bread. Brush bread on both sides with butter.
- Line bottom and sides of a 1 1/2-quart baking dish with bread slices.
- Brush edges of bread with syrup from cooked strawberries. Add alternate layers of cooked strawberries and bread. Then, cover.
- Chill for several hours or over night.
- Brush reserved strawberries with egg white and sprinkle lightly with additional sugar. Place on a rack to dry.
- Garnish pudding with whipped cream and frosted strawberries.
Strawberries
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© 2022 Barbara Purvis Hunter
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