NOM NOM on a budget

BREAD PUDDING

cooking has been more challenging in taiwan, since the kitchen is small and BELONGS TO MY G-MA. i’ve nevertheless found a way to temporarily satiate my low-budget, experimental cooking desires—via toaster oven!

this was adapted from a recipe in a book that my mother bought for me (she came home one day, enthusiastically waving “handmade breads and baked goods”, which really seems more like a gift for herself than for me—i’m just the cook.) the recipe is actually written for cooking in toaster ovens (seems like many taiwanese families don’t have conventional ovens.) the measurements are a little off as the book uses grams and i had to convert to cups (how the fuck anyone would measure sugar in grams, i have no idea. do you have a strain gauge scale in your kitchen? NO. NO YOU DO NOT.)

fill bake pan with old bread broken into little pieces (think croutons.) i used fake french baguette (taiwanese people seem to think that all elongated plain breads are baguettes.)

beat 2 eggs (or 1 if your pan is smaller) with 30g (1/10 cup) sugar and 1 cup milk. you’re supposed to heat the milk and sugar, but honestly i was too lazy.

pour liquid mixture over bread pieces and gently press the bread to soak all the liquid. make sure all pieces of bread are wet. sprinkle with cinnamon and 60g (1/5 cup) sugar.

bake at 350F for 20-30 minutes. let cool and arrange with fruit. i poured some honey over the fruit instead of glaze, but would really like to try a glaze next time. COOKING REVIVAL YAR!