Best Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce

Name: Best Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 3 eggs, beaten; 1 1/2 cups white sugar; 2 tablespoons light brown sugar; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 cup butter, melted; 3 cups whole milk; 10 slices hearty farmhouse-style bread, toasted and cut into cubes; 1 cup raisins; 1/2 cup light brown sugar; 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour; 1 pinch ground cinnamon; 1 egg; 2 tablespoons butter, melted; 1 1/4 cups whole milk; 1 pinch salt; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

"We found this recipe tucked inside my mom's Bible when going through her things. It has become a family tradition on the first snow day of the year and if that doesn't happen, which can be the case here in central Virginia, we know it'll be the featured dessert at Easter and anytime a comfort food is in order."

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Why it works: Raisin and flour match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 9,075 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Best Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce

8 servings

Prep15 min

Cook1 hr

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

913Calories

28 gProtein

26 gFat

139 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Grape	1/2 cup (76g)	62
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Vanilla	1 tsp extract (4ml)	12
Cinnamon	1 tsp ground (2.6g)	6
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Raisin + flourtop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together9,075 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Cinnamon + raisintop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,390 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
Butter + breadtop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together27,232 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together81,283 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Cinnamon + flourtop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together17,341 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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