White Chocolate Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Place all of the ingredients into the bucket of your bread machine, reserving 1/3 cup of white chips or chunks for the topping. Program the machine for basic bread, light crust, and press Start. After about 10 minutes of kneading, examine the dough; it should be smooth and soft, not gnarly. Add additional water, if necessary; the bread will rise properly and have a beautiful, tender texture if it has the correct amount of liquid. Note: If the bread is coarse-textured and collapses, use slightly less liquid the next time.
• If you have a bread machine that seems to heat the dough a lot as it kneads, such as the Breadman, add half the chocolate at the beginning of the kneading cycle and half near the end, as otherwise it may all melt. Adding all of the chocolate at the beginning worked fine with the Zojirushi, which is a "cooler kneader" than Breadman.
• Chop or crush the reserved white chocolate. Just before the final rise cycle begins, brush the top of the loaf with water or beaten egg white, and sprinkle with the crushed white chocolate. (This step is optional, but if you like caramelized white chocolate, it really adds a nice touch.) Allow the machine to finish its cycle.
• Here's a helpful hint: Just before the final rise cycle begins, and before you brush the top with water or egg, lift the dough out of the machine, remove the paddles, and spritz the bucket with non-stick baking spray. The baked bread will release more easily from the pan, and only small holes will be left in the bottom, rather than the larger holes the paddles would have left.
• You could also form this dough into breakfast buns and glazed with vanilla frosting.
• To make buns, place all of the ingredients (except 1/3 cup of the white chocolate) into the bucket of your bread machine. Program the machine for dough or manual, and press Start. When the cycle is complete, turn the dough out onto a lightly floured or greased work surface. Divide the dough into 12 pieces, each weighing slightly more than 2 1/2 ounces. Shape the pieces into round balls, and place them on a lightly greased or parchment-lined baking sheet, leaving room between them for expansion. Cover and let rise for 30 to 45 minutes; the buns will be almost double in size, and be very soft looking. Gently brush the buns with water or beaten egg white, and sprinkle the reserved white chocolate over their tops. Bake the buns in a preheated 350°F oven for 18 to 20 minutes, until they're a light golden brown. Remove them from the oven, and cool them a bit on a wire rack. Spread while they're still warm with the following glaze, if desired.
• In a small saucepan set over low heat, or in the microwave, melt together the white chocolate, butter, honey, and milk or cream, stirring until smooth. Sift the sugar into the chocolate mixture, and stir; thin with a teaspoon or so of extra milk if necessary to make a smooth, spreadable glaze. Spread over the warm rolls, then allow them to cool for an hour or so, for the glaze to harden. Yield: 12 buns.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl.
• Beat eggs in small bowl; stir in bananas, oil and water.
• Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened.
• Stir in cereal, walnuts and white chocolate chips.
• Pour into greased 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.
• Bake 55 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan.
• Cool completely on wire rack.

Steps:

• Add the bread ingredients in the order given (or the recommended order for your bread machine) to the machine pan. Select Dough/Manual cycle. Do not use delay cycles.
• After bread machine turns off, remove dough from machine and place on lightly floured surface; cover. Let rest for 10 minutes. Mix white chocolate baking chips, almonds and sugar in a small bowl. Grease a large baking sheet (or 2 baking sheets). Divide dough in half. Roll each half into a 12 x 9- inch rectangle. Spread 1 tablespoon butter over each rectangle. Sprinkle with half the white chocolate mixture and cut cherries. Press into dough. Roll up dough from long side. Pinch loaf to seal bottom and ends. Place on baking sheet(s). Cover and let rise in warm place about 45 minutes or until double.
• Brush with egg. Bake on center rack of preheated 350°F oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. Note: if using 2 baking sheets, switch the position of the sheets half way through baking.
• Transfer loaf to wire rack placed on top of waxed paper. Cool. Mix glaze ingredients until smooth and of desired consistency. Drizzle each loaf with glaze.
• Note: A 10-ounce jar of maraschino cherries contains just enough cherries and juice for this recipe.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Cut the brioche loaf into 1 inch dice. Place in a 2 quart baking dish. Drizzle with melted butter. Toss chunked white chocolate with bread cubes.
• Combine milk, cream, sugar, and vanilla bean and bring to a boil over medium heat until sugar is disolved. Whisk eggs until smooth. Add hot milk mixture to eggs slowly, stirring contsantly. Do not wisk or custard will have a great deal of foam on the surface. Skim foam from custard. Strain custard over bread and chocolate. Let stand for 10 minutes to allow custard to soak into bread.
• Place baking dish in another larger pan. Pour hot water into larger dish to reach 1 inch up side of dish. Bake the bread pudding for about 45 minutes to 1 hour, until custard is set and brioche is golden.

Steps:

• Warm the milk in a saucepan on low heat to just warm. Stir in the sugar and yeast and set aside until bubbly and foamy, about 5 minutes.
• Whisk together the flour and salt in a large bowl and create a well. Stir in the yeast mixture, and then knead the dough in the bowl until smooth, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the white chocolate chips, figs and pears and knead a bit more to evenly distribute. Place in a greased bowl, cover and set aside to rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Punch down the dough and lightly knead again. Turn into a greased 10-by-5-inch loaf pan. Allow to rise in the pan for 30 minutes more. Bake the loaf in the oven until the internal temperature reads about 190 degrees F, about 45 minute. Allow to cool about 5 minutes. Turn out onto a cooling rack to cool completely. Slice and Serve.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cut the crusts off the bread and cut into 1-inch cubes. You should have about 3 1/2 cups of cubes. Arrange on a baking sheet and toast in the oven until light golden brown, about 10 minutes. Watch carefully to make sure they do not brown too much; set aside to cool. Leave the oven on.
• In a saucepan, heat the half-and-half, cream, salt, and vanilla bean over medium heat, stirring occasionally to make sure the mixture doesn't burn or stick to the bottom of the pan. When the cream mixture reaches a fast simmer (do not let it boil), turn off the heat. Set aside to infuse 10 minutes. Add the chopped chocolate and whisk until it melts completely.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk the eggs and sugar together. Whisking constantly, gradually add the hot cream mixture. Strain into a large bowl to smooth the mixture and remove the vanilla bean. Add the bread cubes and dried cherries, toss well, and let soak until almost all liquid is absorbed, about 30 minutes. Fold the mixture occasionally to ensure even soaking.
• Divide the soaked bread among 6 ungreased individual baking dishes or 1 large baking dish. Arrange the puddings in a hot water bath. Bake until set and browning on top, about 30 minutes for individual puddings and 40 to 45 minutes for 1 large pudding. Serve warm or chilled, dusted with confectioners' sugar and with the White Chocolate Sherbet.
• White Chocolate Sherbet: Place all the ingredients in a bowl over hot water and whisk to melt the chocolate and until smooth. Strain, then chill. Spin according to ice cream maker's instructions.

Steps:

• Whisk the eggs, yolks and sugar in a large bowl until smooth. Whisk in the cinnamon, nutmeg and salt until well blended. Add the milk, cream and vanilla; whisk until smooth. Add the croissant pieces, pressing to submerge them in the custard. Let sit for 15 minutes to allow the croissants to absorb the custard.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease the bottom and sides of a 6-cup jumbo muffin tin with the butter.
• Stir the white chocolate chips into the croissant mixture, then evenly distribute the mixture among the muffin cups.
• Bake until puffed and just set, about 30 minutes. Cool on a rack for about 10 minutes, then remove the bread puddings from the tins. Serve warm, with whipped cream if desired.

Steps:

• For the crumb base: Throw the cookies and melted butter into a food processor and pulverize. Spoon some into the bottom of the serving glasses and set aside.
• For the pudding: Combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt in a medium saucepan. Stir or whisk together. Pour in the milk and egg yolks and whisk together. Add the vanilla. Stir over medium heat until the mixture just barely comes to a boil and becomes thick, 6 to 8 minutes (maybe less, maybe more; just watch it!). The second it starts to bubble and thicken (note: it should be thick like pudding!), remove it from the heat. Add the white chocolate and butter and stir until everything is beautifully combined.
• Pour the pudding into the glasses on top of the crumb base. Serve warm or chill in the fridge for 2 hours. Decorate with grated semisweet chocolate.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Add flour; mix well. Stir in chocolate and cranberries.
• Drop rounded tablespoons of dough, 2 inches apart, onto baking sheets; flatten slightly.
• Bake 10 to 14 min. or until lightly browned. Cool 5 min. on baking sheets. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

Steps:

• Mix oil and eggs with mixer until blended together.
• Add cake mix, pudding mix and hot water. Continue mixing until smooth.
• Pour batter into 3 small, greased loaf pans (batter should come up a little over half of the pan depth).
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 45 minutes.
• NOTE: There are many variations for this. Add chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, toffee bits, an added teaspoon of cinnamon is very good. I've never tried another flavor of pudding, but think of all the possibilties there are with that (banana, cheesecake, coconut...need I go on?) Be creative and make the bread your own flavor!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F
• In large mixing bowl, toss together baguette slices, white chocolate, and dried cherries. Set aside.
• In second large mixing bowl, stir together sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
• Measure out 1/4 cup of mixture into small bowl and set aside.
• In third large mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, cream, milk, and vanilla.
• Whisk egg mixture into larger bowl of sugar mixture, then pour over bread-chocolate mixture and stir to combine.
• Pour batter into 9- by 13- by 2-inch baking pan and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup sugar mixture.
• Scatter butter cubes over top and bake until golden brown and just set in middle, 50 to 60 minutes.
• Remove from oven and spread cherry jelly evenly over top. Serve warm or at room temperature.
• Cook's note: Bread pudding can be baked 1 day ahead, chilled, and reheated in 350°F oven until heated through, about 20 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Toss bread with butter; spread onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Sprinkle with raspberries and chocolate morsels.
• Beat pudding mixes and milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. Reserve 1-1/2 cups pudding for later use; refrigerate until ready to use. Whisk eggs into remaining pudding until blended; pour over ingredients in baking dish.
• Bake 20 min. Sprinkle with nuts; bake 15 to 20 min. or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool slightly.
• Cook reserved pudding in saucepan 5 min. or until heated through, stirring constantly; serve spooned over bread pudding.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275°F. Arrange bread cubes on baking sheet. Bake until light golden and dry, about 10 minutes. Transfer baking sheet to rack; cool completely. Increase oven temperature to 350°F.
• Combine 3 cups whipping cream, 1 cup milk and 1/2 cup sugar in heavy large saucepan. Bring to simmer over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat. Add 10 ounces white chocolate (about 1 3/4 cups) and stir until melted and smooth. Whisk yolks and eggs in large bowl to blend. Gradually whisk in warm chocolate mixture.
• Place bread cubes in 2-quart glass baking dish. Add half of chocolate mixture. Press bread cubes into chocolate mixture. Let stand 15 minutes. Gently mix in remaining chocolate mixture. Cover dish with foil.
• Bake pudding 45 minutes. Uncover and bake until top is golden brown, about 15 minutes. Transfer pudding to rack and cool slightly. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover with foil and refrigerate. Rewarm covered pudding in 350°F oven for 30 minutes before serving.)
• Bring remaining 1/2 cup cream to simmer in heavy medium saucepan. Remove saucepan from heat. Add remaining 8 ounces white chocolate and stir until melted and smooth.
• Serve pudding warm with warm white chocolate sauce.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Microwave white chocolate, milk, sugar and butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 4 min. or until butter is melted, stirring after 2 min. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Add eggs and vanilla; beat with wire whisk until well blended.
• Pour over bread cubes in 2-qt. baking dish. Place dish in larger baking pan, then place in oven. Carefully add enough boiling water to baking pan to come 1 inch up side of baking dish.
• Bake 40 to 45 min. or until knife inserted in center comes out almost clean. Serve warm with the Chocolate Sauce.

Steps:

• Make pudding:
• Butter an 8-inch square glass baking dish. Cut enough bread into 3/4-inch cubes to measure 6 cups. Chop chocolate.
• In a small heavy saucepan bring 1 cup cream just to a boil and add chocolate. Remove pan from heat and let mixture stand, covered, undisturbed. In another small heavy saucepan bring milk and remaining cup cream to a gentle simmer. In a bowl with an electric mixer beat together whole eggs, yolks, sugar, and a pinch salt on medium speed 5 minutes. With mixer running, add milk mixture in a slow stream, beating until combined well. Whisk chocolate mixture until smooth and add with vanilla to egg mixture. Beat mixture until combined well.
• Arrange bread cubes in baking dish. Pour cream mixture over bread and with a spoon push bread down into mixture to coat evenly. Chill pudding, covered, 1 1/2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Put baking dish in a large baking pan and add enough hot water to pan to reach halfway up sides of dish. Bake pudding in middle of oven 45 to 50 minutes, or until set and springy to the touch. Transfer pudding to a rack and cool 30 minutes before serving.
• Poach cherries while pudding is baking:
• In a saucepan bring wine, water, and sugar to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Add cherries and remove pan from heat. Let mixture stand, covered, 1 hour. Drain cherries in a sieve and discard liquid.
• Serve pudding with cherries and whipped cream.

Steps:

• Coat a 4 quart slow cooking with cooking spray.
• Toss bread cubes, chocolate, cherries in large bowl.
• Whisk together eggs, milk, cream, sugar, and dash of salt.
• Pour over bread, etc.
• Stir together and pour into slow cooker.
• Dot with butter.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon.
• Cover, cook on low heat for 3 to 4 hours.
• Butter to dot the top of the pudding once it's in the crock pot. I used approx 6tsps of sweet cream butter.
• Ground cinnamon to cover the top-as per above.
• Serve warm.
• Topping of choice-chocolate syrup, Chambord, Godiva liqueur.
• Dash of salt.