CAPIROTADA

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This is a Mexican bread pudding made with cheese and is traditionally served during Lent. Colaciones are Mexican anise candies.

Provided by IDAJ

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican

Time 50m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

8 slices French bread
½ cup raisins
1 cup chopped walnuts
8 slices Cheddar cheese
2 ounces colaciones (Mexican anise candies)
1 ½ cups packed brown sugar
1 cinnamon stick
1 ½ cups water

Steps:

Toast the French bread and break it into 2 inch pieces.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
In a lightly greased 8x8 inch baking dish, spread about half of bread pieces on the bottom of the dish; sprinkle with half of the raisins, nuts and cheese.
Repeat with a second and final layer of bread, raisins, nuts and cheese. Put anise candies on top of mixture, if desired.
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, cook and stir brown sugar, cinnamon and water until it forms a syrup; pour half of the syrup over bread.
Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes and remove from oven; pour remaining syrup over bread and bake for another 15 minutes. Serve warm or cold.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 621.3 calories, Carbohydrate 85.5 g, Cholesterol 39.7 mg, Fat 25.9 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Protein 16.7 g, SaturatedFat 9.3 g, Sodium 470.3 mg, Sugar 62.1 g