Bread Pudding

    BREAD PUDDING - Dominican Style

Bread Pudding or "pudin de pan" is a very known sweet dessert in my native country the Dominican Republic. It can be done at anytime of the year, but I prefer preparing it during the holiday season. This kind of dessert could be seen in grocery stores mostly Dominican background owners. 

What you need:

1. Five any kind of long bread.
2. 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon.
3. 3 cinnamon sticks. 
4. 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
5. Can of coconut milk.
6. One can of carnation milk.
7. One can of condensed milk.
8. Pour two cups of milk. (gallon milk only)
9. 1½ Sugar. 
10. Raisins.
11. 2 cups of water.         

Instructions

Step 1: Cut five long breads in little pieces. Note: make sure bread is harder than normal.

 

Step 2:  Mix on top the cut bread ground cinnamon, salt, one can of coconut milk, One can of carnation milk, One can of condensed milk, and two cup of milk.

 

  

Step 3: Add 1/2 cup of sugar, raisins, and mix everything again.

Step 4: Use a pan to make sweet honey by pouring water,cinnamon sticks, 1 cup of sugar and let it boil until it gets thick. After it's done, let it cool down.

Step 5: Once the sweet honey has cooled down, mix the bread and other ingredients with the honey.

Step 6:  Bake it at a temperature of 350 degrees Fahrenheit for a minimum of one hour and thirty minutes.