Bread Pudding – Capirotada Recipe

Bread Pudding – Capirotada

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This recipe is just too good not to make ANY time of year: Bread Pudding, also known as "Capirotada". This is a traditional Lenten/Good Friday dessert with toasted bread, raisins, condensed milk, cinnamon, and cheddar cheese -- that's right, cheddar cheese! It's absolutely delicious. You've got to check out this recipe and make it yourselves!
Course Dessert
Cuisine New Mexican

Ingredients
  

  • 1 loaf Day Old French Bread Or Texas toast
  • ¼ cup Pure Cane Sugar
  • 1 cup Hot Water
  • 1 5 oz can Sweetened Condensed Milk
  • ½ - 1 cup Raisins Soaked in warm water
  • 2 cups Cheddar or Longhorn Cheese
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon

Instructions
 

  • Slice bread into 1 inch slices if using French loaf and toast on a sheet pan in the oven.
  • Once toasted, butter the toast and dice into 1-inch squares.
  • Set aside.
  • Put sugar into a saucepan and brown slightly, add hot water slowly and cook until all sugar has melted.
  • Now add sweet milk, cinnamon and cook for about 5 minutes until all the flavors combine.
  • Pull off the heat and let cool slightly.
  • Using a bread pan, or cake pan, layer bread squares on the bottom of the pan, then raisons and cheese.
  • Repeat the layers until all ingredients are gone.
  • Now pour syrup on top of layers.
  • Bake at 375 for approximately 10 minutes, or until bread pudding is slightly browned on top.
  • Let cool before serving.
  • It is delicious with whipped cream, or vanilla ice cream.

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