Mexican Bread and Cheese Pudding
You probably don't expect cheddar cheese in this kind of pudding but it's part of the tradition. This has a lovely texture due to the walnuts. Serve warm or cold.
Ingredients
Serves: 10
- 2 cups (500ml) water
- 10 cinnamon sticks
- 1 1/2 cups (345g) caster sugar
- 1 loaf sliced white bread
- 125g butter, softened for spreading
- 1 cup sultanas
- 1 tin (440g) pineapple pieces, drained
- 125g mild Cheddar cheese slices
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Directions
Preparation:25min ›
Cook:30min ›
Ready in:55min
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees C and grease a large baking dish.
- Combine water, cinnamon and sugar in a medium saucepan. Bring to the boil and let simmer for about 15 minutes. Set aside.
- Toast bread and butter each slice on one side. Remove crusts if desired. Arrange toast in a single layer in the baking dish. Sprinkle bread with sultanas, nuts and pineapple pieces.
- Place some cheese slices over this mixture. Repeat layers until all bread is used, making sure enough cheese is left over for the top.
- Remove cinnamon sticks from the syrup then pour over everything in baking dish.
- Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and cool for at least 15 minutes.
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Used different ingredients. This was a great recipe. I used mixed fruit (instead of all sultanas), which is a combination of chopped dried fruits such as apricots, apples, pears, etc., between the layers. Everyone loved it at the dinner party. Served with a dollop of cream. You could also substitute chopped Pecan nuts instead of the Walnuts, if you felt they had too strong a flavour.(Lyn Smith) - 08 Oct 2008
I made this just because I happened to have all the ingredients on hand. It's fantastic! Like a bread pudding, minus the eggs. Would be great as a brunch dish. - 08 Oct 2008
This recipe is different from the traditional way I've always made capirotada. But since it was so much faster to prepare I wanted to try it. I can't say I loved it. My kids wouldn't touch it and I think my husband only ate it because he felt bad for me. I would recommend more traditional capirotada recipes from other sites. - 08 Oct 2008