PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN BREAD PUDDING

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Get out your cast iron skillet for this favorite comfort food dessert. Instead of cake batter base, this clever recipe soaks bread in a sweet egg custard before baking.

Provided by southern chef in lo

Categories     Dessert

Time 55m

Yield 9 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 large eggs, beaten
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (20 ounce) can pineapple tidbits, undrained
8 cups white bread, cubes
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 (6 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained and cut in half (about 1/2 cup)
1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans

Steps:

  • Combine eggs, 1/2 cup sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl; stir well.
  • Drain pineapple, reserving the juice.
  • Add juice to egg mixture; add bread crumbs and toss gently.
  • Melt butter in a 9 or 10-inch cast iron skillet over medium low heat. Remove 3 tablespoons of the melted butter and add it to bread mixture.
  • Sprinkle brown sugar over butter remaining in skillet, sprinkle cherries and pecans over brown sugar mixture and arrange pineapple tidbits over cherries. Pour bread mixture over fruit in skillet.
  • Bake at 350°F for 35 to 40 minutes, or until bread pudding is set and lightly brown.
  • Place a platter or large cake plate over skillet and invert skillet so pudding falls out, upside over plate. Spoon any thing left inside skillet over top.

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