Salvadorean Style Banana Pudding
Author: Gloria V.
Level: 6
Instructor: Jonathan B.
Photo Credit: dsfrantz / 123RF Stock Photo
Article ID: 266 [Recipes- Fall 2016]
This is a delicious Salvadorian recipe, made of bread, milk and ripe bananas. Preparation time 30 minutes, cooking approximate 1 hour and 30 minutes, 8 to 10 servings
Ingredients
- 1 liter of milk
- 8 ounces of bread (12 slices of bread)
- 6 eggs
- Raisins to taste (1/2 cup)
- 1 stick butter
- 3 ripe bananas or five bananas
- 1 ½ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla or few drops to taste.
Method of Preparation
- First in a bowl, bread is crushed in milk until bread becomes doughy (not liquid, not dry).
- Second, the above mixture is put into the blender with the rest of the milk and adds the eggs, melted butter, bananas previously crushed so they are well beaten; it is poured slowly, a cup of sugar and baking powder, and then vanilla is added. They mix everything well and finally add raisins.
- As a third step prepare caramel and line the bottom of the mold where you bake the pudding.
- In a pan put the remaining ½ cup sugar and half a teaspoon of vanilla, place over medium heat and let it melt until they reach the consistency of caramel.
- As a last step, pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees, and once that temperature is achieved, the puddings is placed inside the oven on a tank of boiling water and leave it to bake for 1 hour and a half. When ready, remove from oven and let cool slightly and unmold before the candy sticks to the mold.
- This is an easy recipe and a delicious dessert which can delight the whole family and the kids love it and especially it is inexpensive, I like to accompany it with a delicious cup of coffee.