Bread pudding, for many is a comfort food. As I was about to try my hand at this delightful desert I thought to my self;’ where did it originate’? How often do we eat things without a thought about the origin of it? There is such a simple pleasure in knowing and to better appreciate things. Puddings have a long and interesting history. I will try to keep it short.Many early puddings were meats, not sweets. Bread pudding was born in the 13th century. Known as "poor man's pudding”, it was created as a means of salvaging stale bread. The bread was soaked in milk or water, then sugar, butter, fruit, and/or spices were added, and then it was baked. Sometimes the mixture was housed in a "sop," a hollowed out loaf of bread. Modern bread pudding is made by pouring custard and other flavorings over cubed bread and then baking it. Variations of this recipe are as limitless as the imagination. Our idea about bread pudding will also be determined by whatever part of the world we are from. Now that we know a bit about this awesome dessert/breakfast we can at least think about how far we came as a human race and how much more we can look forward to better recipes in the years/centuries ahead… Never stop thinking about the simple things people…I am sharing with you a picture of my bread pudding topped with a maple-butterscotch sauce. What more can the taste buds ask for?!
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Bread quest
It is so easy to quit when things don’t go right or when we try and fail; don’t you think? Well I’ve been faced with making such a decision more times than I would like to admit. I think of it as only being a human reaction or am I telling myself that so I don’t have to feel bad about the thought of quitting? I’ll say the latter. Well guess what? I have analyzed every inch of the thought and it all lies in us.
We have the power in our own self. Who thought I would get all of this from making something called,” bread”? Well let me tell you; it is no simple job! I wanted to have that nice homey taste of bread whenever I liked instead of waiting on the holidays when I get to eat my mother-in-law’s deliciously soft dinner rolls. My quest started soon after thanks giving. My first try was a pure mess of dough and this continued on until I figured I’m killing the yeast instead of feeding it. Trust me, I did numerous researches and watched some videos but this bread skill comes with practice. The research and videos do help though. I guess everyone learns in different ways. Nevertheless I am proud to say;” I did it!” The key to my success was trying, try and try again. Believe it or not I got it on the tenth try… Thanks for reading and don’t give up on anything especially food!
Monday, January 11, 2010
New beginnings
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