Italian Recipes
Budino di Pane

BUDINO DI PANE

Bread Pudding

How to make the Bread Pudding:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Butter a 12 x 9 x 24 inch baking dish. Sprinkle half the raisins in the bottom of the dish. Make a layer of half the cake slices over the raisins. Sprinkle with the remaining raisins and top with the rest of the cake. Combine the milk and sugar in a medium saucepan and simmer until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat and stir in the cream, rum and Marsala. Beat the eggs, orange peel and cinnamon and stir into the milk mixture.

Slowly pour the liquid over the cake slices, pressing them down. Let stand 10 minutes. Place the dish in a large roasting pan and fill it to a depth of one inch. Bake 30 minutes or until a knife inserted 2 inches from the edge comes clean and the top is golden. Just before serving, sprinkle with confectioner's sugar. Serve warm or chilled.

Recipe by Michele Scicolone

Recipe courtesy of The Italian Trade Commission.

Serves 4-6

Italian recipes summary

BREAD, PIZZA and FOCACCIA
SAUCES and DRESSINGS
Appetizers: VEGETABLES
Appetizers: UOVA and FRITTATA
Appetizers: MEAT and CHEESE
Appetizers: FISH
First Courses: SOUPS
First Courses: DRIED PASTA
First Courses: FRESH PASTA
First Courses: STUFFED FRESH PASTA
First Courses: RICE, POLENTA and GNOCCHI
Main Courses: BEEF and VEAL
Main Courses: PORK, LAMB and GOAT
Main Courses: POULTRY and GAME
Main Courses: FISH
Main Courses: SNAILS, FROGS, INNARDS and more
SALADS and SIDE ORDERS
DESSERTS
ICE CREAM