Bread pudding is a dessert that is made through three main steps. First, by soaking bread in either milk or cream. Second, by adding in eggs, butter, and sugar. And, lastly, baking the mixture in an oven. Bread puddings are popular around the world, but they are especially popular in Louisiana. Bread pudding recipes first appeared in Louisiana cookbooks more than one hundred and thirty years ago, and they often used French bread. Making bread pudding is a good way to turn stale bread into a delicious dessert.
Today recipes for bread pudding may include caramelized bananas, peaches, chunks of white chocolate, and all kinds of sauces. Louisiana, the Gulf Coast, and especially New Orleans are famous for their bread pudding.
Author
Rien Fertel
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June 27, 2023 |
Entry Last Updated
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June 29, 2023 |
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1885–present |
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Central Louisiana, Greater New Orleans, Orleans, Northeast Louisiana, Northwest Louisiana, Southeast Louisiana (Florida Parishes), Southwest Louisiana (Acadiana) |
Time Periods
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Antebellum Period, Bourbon Era, Civil War Period, Contemporary Period, French Colonial Period, Late-20th Century, Long Era, Reconstruction Period, Spanish Colonial Period, U.S. Territorial Period |
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B |
Grade Level
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1st Grade: Life in the Great State of Louisiana |
Louisiana K–12 Student Standard(s) for Social Studies
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1.8 f. 1.8 Identify examples of Louisiana culture, including:
f. Cuisine: jambalaya, gumbo, etouffee, bread pudding, meat pies, tamales
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The text of "Bread Pudding" is adapted from the following 64 Parishes encyclopedia entry or entries:
"Bread Pudding" by Rien Fertel
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Credit
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This material was created through a partnership between the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities and the Louisiana Department of Education with funding provided by the Louisiana Department of Education and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike license (CC BY-NC-SA). |