Gale Gand's Grilled Buttermilk Bread Pudding with Rhubarb-Pear Compote



Gale Gand
Makes: 6 servings
Prep: 22 mins Grill: 4 mins
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Gale Gand's Grilled Buttermilk Bread Pudding with Rhubarb-Pear Compote
Ingredients
  • 3
    eggs
  • 1/2
    cup sugar
  • 1/2
    teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1
    cup buttermilk
  • 1
    cup cream
  • 6
    thick slices brioche, challah, or soft white bread
  • 1
    recipe Pear-Rhubarb Compote (recipe below)
Directions

1. For a gas grill, preheat with outer burner(s) on medium, center burner on low. (For a charcoal grill, set up for indirect cooking.) Clean grill well. In bowl whisk eggs; whisk in sugar, vanilla, and a pinch of salt. Gradually whisk in buttermilk and cream. Transfer mixture to shallow baking dish. Working in batches if necessary, soak bread slices 1 to 2 minutes per side.

2. With tongs, oil grill with a paper towel dipped in cooking oil. Lay soaked bread slices on cooler part of grill; grill about 2 minutes until golden brown. Turn and repeat on other side. Serve right off the grill with Pear-Rhubarb Compote. Makes 6 servings.

Rhubarb-Pear Compote
Ingredients
  • 1/2
    cup orange juice
  • 2
    tablespoons honey
  • 2
    tablespoons light-bodied red wine
  • 1/2
    cup light brown sugar
  • 1
    vanilla bean, split and scraped (optional)
  • 2
    teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1/2
    teaspoon cinnamon
  • 4
    medium-ripe pears, seeded and cut into quarters
  • 4
    stalks rhubarb (washed, trimmed and cut into 1-inch sections) or one 8- to 10-oz. bag frozen rhubarb
Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a large bowl stir together orange juice, honey, wine, brown sugar, vanilla bean, cornstarch, and cinnamon. Add pears, seeded and cut into quarters, and rhubarb. Pour into a 3-quart baking dish and bake until tender, 25 to 30 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts (Gale Gand's Grilled Buttermilk Bread Pudding with Rhubarb-Pear Compote)
  • Servings Per Recipe 6,
  • Calories 702,
  • Protein (gm) 14,
  • Carbohydrate (gm) 102,
  • Fat, total (gm) 28,
  • Cholesterol (mg) 234,
  • Saturated fat (gm) 12,
  • Monosaturated fat (gm) 10,
  • Polyunsaturated fat (gm) 4,
  • Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 5,
  • Sugar, total (gm) 62,
  • Vitamin A (IU) 1263,
  • Vitamin C (mg) 18,
  • Thiamin (mg) 0,
  • Riboflavin (mg) 1,
  • Niacin (mg) 3,
  • Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0,
  • Folate (µg) 101,
  • Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 1,
  • Sodium (mg) 412,
  • Potassium (mg) 523,
  • Calcium (DV %) 172,
  • Iron (DV %) 3,
  • Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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Reviews (1)
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NewYorker43 wrote:

Recipe was OK, if messy on the grill. But the title is very silly. It's just FRENCH TOAST, not a pudding. Since you have to bake the compote, why not just bake a proper bread pudding and grill something else. Rhubarb compote was good, but would prefer a fruit other the pears. A summer fruit would be better.

4/26/2011 04:33:51 PM Report Abuse

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