Sweet & Spicy Bread Pudding

Tea adds an upscale, aromatic flavor to the classic comfort dessert, bread pudding. Recipe by celebrity chef, Elizabeth Falkner.

Recipe Ingredients:

1 quart milk
2 cups cream
2 tea bags Good Earth Sweet & Spicy, tags removed
4 cups French bread, with crusts removed and cut into cubes
6 large egg yolks
2 large whole eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon orange zest
1/2 cup chopped bittersweet chocolate (optional)

Cooking Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325°F (160°C).
2. Combine milk, cream and add tea bags to the mix. Pour over bread and steep for at least one hour. Squeeze out tea bags and discard.
3. Combine egg yolks, eggs, sugar and orange zest in a separate bowl and whisk to combine. Stir this into bread, tea and milk mixture. Add optional chopped chocolate and spoon into a greased baking dish.
4. Bake for 30 minutes at 325°F (160°C) or until custard is set. Cool slightly. Serve warm.

Makes 6 servings.

Recipe and photograph provided by Chef Elizabeth Falkner and Good Earth Tea via Brandpoint Content; Copyright 1996-2014.