Here are two recipes that my
family always cooks. The Chocalate Bread Pudding is from my
Grandma Remelius. The Pineapple Upside-Down Cake is from my Great
Grandma Friederich.
Chocolate Bread Pudding
Chocolate Bread Pudding
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons of butter
- 1/3 cup of brown sugar
- 2 cups of hot milk
- 2 eggs slightly beaten
- 1/8 teaspoon of salt
- 2 cups of cubed bread
- 1/2 package of chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla
Procedure:
- Heat butter and sugar in skillet over low heat until sugar is melted, stiring constantly. Add Milk gradually. Stir to blend. Then let cool. Add eggs, vanilla and salt. Arrange bread cubes and chips in a greased, 1 quart baking dish. Pour milk mixture over the top.
- Cook at 350 degrees F. for 45 minutes.
Bread Pudding Sauce
Ingredients:
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons of sugar
- a dash of salt
- 1 cup of milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- Mix together sugar, cornstarch, egg yolks and salt. Then add milk. Cook mixture over low heat, stirring until thick. Add vanilla and set aside to cool.
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Ingredients:
- 1/3 cup butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- pineapple slices
- maraschino cherries
- pecan halves
- 2 eggs
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 6 tablespoons juice from pineapple
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup sifted GOLD MEDAL flour
- 1/3 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Melt butter in heavy 10" skillet or baking dish. Sprinkle brown sugar over evenly. Arrange pineapple slices over butter-sugar mixture. Garnish with maraschino cherries and pecan halves. Beat eggs until thick and lemon-colored. Gradually beat in sugar. Beat in juice from fruit, vanilla. Sift together remaining ingredients and beat in. Pour batter over fruit. Bake 45 minutes, until the toothpick stuck in the center of the cake comes out clean. I mmediately turn upside down on serving plate. Leave pan over cake for a few minutes. Serve warm with plain or whipped cream.
Sources:
Bread Pudding Picture- http://www.kraftfoods.com/assets/recipe_images/Double_Chocolate_Bread_Pudding.jpg
Recipe- Remelius, Jenny. "Interview with Jenny Remelius." Personal interview. 11 Apr. 2009.
Recipe- Friederich, Joyce. "Interview with Joyce Friederich." Personal interview. 13 Apr. 2009.
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Picture- http://www.mark-pearson.com/mexican-everyday-recipe-pictures/Pineapple%20Skillet%20Upside-Down%20Cake%20-%20flipped.jpg
Bread Pudding Picture- http://www.kraftfoods.com/assets/recipe_images/Double_Chocolate_Bread_Pudding.jpg
Recipe- Remelius, Jenny. "Interview with Jenny Remelius." Personal interview. 11 Apr. 2009.
Recipe- Friederich, Joyce. "Interview with Joyce Friederich." Personal interview. 13 Apr. 2009.
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Picture- http://www.mark-pearson.com/mexican-everyday-recipe-pictures/Pineapple%20Skillet%20Upside-Down%20Cake%20-%20flipped.jpg