Candy Cap Bread Pudding

Name: Candy Cap Bread Pudding
Ingredients: 1 loaf white bread- preferably day old; 1/4 cup dried candy cap mushrooms; 3 cups cream; 3/4 cup whole milk; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter; 5 organic eggs; 1/2 cup light brown sugar; 1 teaspoon ground cardamom; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg; 1/4 cup golden raisins; 1/4 teaspoon salt

12 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1 loaf white bread- preferably day old
1/4 cup dried candy cap mushrooms
3 cups cream
3/4 cup whole milk
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
5 organic eggs
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 cup golden raisins
1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

1

Take a 2 quart pan and bring cream just to a scald. Take pan off heat. Infuse Candy Cap mushrooms for 1 hour.
2

Butter 9x13inch baking dish. Tear up the bread and place it in the dish. Whisk the eggs with the milk, cream/mushroom mixture, sugar, vanilla, butter, salt and spices in medium bowl to blend; pour over bread. Sprinkle the raisins over the mix, and mix ingredients all together.Cover, and chill overnight. ( You could also go ahead and bake in oven at this time)
3

Place 9x13 dish in preheated 350°F oven and bake 60 minutes. Spoon pudding onto plates. Could serve with a sprinkle of chopped, toasted nuts, or with a slathering of butter and warm maple syrup.