Pear Bread Pudding with Cream Cheese (6 PTS)

Recipe Ingredients

8 oz	227g	Cream cheese - softened
2/3 cup	131g / 4.6oz	Sugar
1 teaspoon	5ml	Lemon peel - finely shredded
1 teaspoon	5ml	Vanilla
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Ground cinnamon
4		Eggs
1 1/2 cups	355ml	Milk, half and half or light cream
3 cups	711ml	Dry bread cubes (about 4 slices)
4 cups	948ml	Pears - peeled, cored, and (medium) thinly sliced (2 cups)
1/3 cup	36g / 1.3oz	Miniature semi-sweet chocolate pieces - (optional)
1 teaspoon	5ml	Sugar
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Ground cinnamon

Recipe Instructions

1. In a large mixing bowl beat cream cheese, the 2/3 cup sugar, lemon peel, vanilla, the 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg and the 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon with an electric mixer on low speed until smooth.

2. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating just until combined.

3. Stir in milk, bread, pears and chocolate pieces, if using.

4. Pour mixture into an ungreased 2-quart square baking dish, stirring gently to distribute the chocolate pieces.

5. In a small mixing bowl combine the 1 teaspoon sugar, the 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg and the 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon. Sprinkle over pear mixture.

6. Place dish in a 13" x 9" x 2" baking pan; set on oven rack. Pour hot water into the 13" x 9" x 2" baking pan to dept of 1 inch. Bake in a 350º oven for 45 to 50 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Serve warm of cool.

Daily Value: 17% vit. A; 3% vit. C, 8% calcium; 7% iron

MC Formatted by Mary [[email protected]]

Source:
Successful Farming Sept, 2000

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