Lindsay McKenna's Coconut Bread Pudding Recipe

Hi Everyone

Between Christmas and New Year's I bake or cook a lot of family handed down recipes. I love this time of year! This is a dessert that is served the week following Christmas. After a lot of cookies and fudge, a lighter dessert such as bread pudding is a welcome relief to one's stomach!



COCONUT BREAD PUDDING RECIPE

real butter, for the custard cups

1 loaf of white or whole wheat bread (1 lb) cut into one inch cubes. This will make about 12 cups of cubed bread for the recipe.

4 large 'free range' eggs

3/4 cup fructose sugar (get at health food store)

1 can (13.5 oz) coconut milk

2 cups whole organic milk

1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

1 tsp. vanilla

1/4 tsp. sea salt (or your preferred salt)

confectioner's sugar, for dusting



1. Preheat over to 350F. Take two baking sheets (cookie sheets).

2. Butter the inside of the 8 six ounce custard cups (I use Pam organic olive oil spray instead)

3. Set the custard cups aside.

4. Arrange the bread cubes in a single layer on two cookie baking sheets. When the brown, turn them over once during the 15-20 minutes time limit.

5. When browned and crisp, remove from the oven. Reduce oven heat to 300F.

6. Get a large bowl. Whisk together eggs, sugar, milks, cinnamon, vanilla and salt. Stir in toasted bread cubes. Let sit, tossing occasionally, until cubes have absorbed the liquid. About 5 minutes.

7. Divide bread mixture evenly among the custard cups. Place on the baking sheets. Put in oven. Insert toothpick in center of pudding and it comes out clean at about 50-60 minutes later. Take out and let cool for one hour. Serve dusted with confectioner’s sugar.

8. My husband has a fondness for ice cream sauce. I usually pick up a caramel or butterscotch sauce from the store. I then put about 1/2 cup of the sacue into a glass measuring cup and heat it up in a microwave. Instead of the confectioner’s sugar on top of the bread pudding, I drizzle the sauce, instead. Many roads to Rome. Choose what you want to put on the coconut bread pudding. Some sprinkle coconut on top along with the caramel sauce. It is limited only by your imagination!

Have fun!
Warmly, Lindsay McKenna
www.lindsaymckenna.com

Lindsay McKenna CONTEST for 2009 Harlequin 2009 Vintage Cover Calendar!

Hi Everyone!
Now, for the final contest of the year!
I love giving things that are meaningful to my readers :-)))

Harlequin sent me their 2009 Harlequin's Vintage Cover Calendar. That was a wonderful gift!





I think, though, a reader would cherish it even more than I would.

So, here is the contest.

Between December 25 to 31, 2008 you can enter ONE number between 1 and 100. Whoever guesses the number or is closest to it, will win the 2009 Calendar!

This is truly a RARE, one-of-a-kind publishing gift. Maybe in 25 or 50 years it will show up on ebay and make you some good money, haha.

Seriously, this is a one-of-a-kind calendar. I've never known Harlequin to create such a gift to the writers. And it's a beauty!

These are 12 covers from the past when Harlequin began in 1949. And their very first book, THE MANATEE by Nancy Bruff, is in this calendar!! Truly, a keepsake of grand proportions!

Anyone who is a member of the Lindsay McKenna list can send me their number guess!
Just send privately to me at docbones224@earthlink.net

If you aren't a member, just go to my website, www.lindsaymckenna.com and look up in the tool bar. Click on CONTACT. This will take you to that page. On the right hand side of it is subscription button. Press it and you're on your way to being on my list and being able to enter this contest.

Winner will be announced on January 1, 2009 on my list!

Good Luck and Happy New Year!!

Warmly, Lindsay McKenna