Cinnamon-Raisin Bread Pudding

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Cinnamon-Raisin Bread Pudding
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Recipe type: Dessert
Author: Warren Martin – HFPN
Ingredients
  • 3 large eggs, beaten
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
  • 1 (1-pound) cinnamon-raisin bread loaf, cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted
  • Whipped cream (optional)
Instructions
  1. Whisk together first 4 ingredients in a large bowl; stir in milk, cream, vanilla, and butter.
  2. Add bread cubes and pecans, stirring gently just until bread is moistened.
  3. Cover and chill 1 hour.
  4. Pour bread mixture into a lightly greased 2 1/2-quart soufflé dish; cover with aluminum foil. Pour 1 cup water into a 6-quart round slow cooker; place a wire rack to fit cooker on bottom. Set soufflé dish on rack.
  5. Cover and cook on HIGH 3 hours or until a sharp knife comes out clean.
  6. Cool slightly before serving.
  7. Serve warm with whipped cream, if desired.
Notes

Test Kitchen Secret: To quickly make 1-inch bread cubes, stack bread slices and cut vertically into thirds; then cut crosswise into thirds.

Breakfast Burrito with Eggs

 

Breakfast Burrito with Eggs
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Author: Warren Martin
Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 5 mins
Total time: 10 mins
Serves: 1
Quick easy breakfast that you can eat on the go if needed.
Ingredients
  • 1 jumbo egg plus 3 egg whites, beaten or 1/2 c. Egg Beaters or other egg substitute
  • 1 fresh green onion top, chopped
  • 2 T. low-fat cream cheese
  • 2 T. black beans
  • 3 T. chunky garden-type salsa
  • 1 flour tortilla
Instructions
  1. Heat nonstick skillet and cook egg and onion.
  2. When eggs are almost cooked drop in pieces of cheese or cream cheese.
  3. Place tortilla over the eggs in the skillet to warm.
  4. Remove the warm tortilla, roll with scrambled egg mixture, and salsa.
Serving size: 1 Burrito Calories: 423 Fat: 15 Saturated fat: 0 Unsaturated fat: 15 Carbohydrates: 40 Fiber: 3 Protein: 29 Cholesterol: 291
Notes

•Using Egg Beaters lowers the fat and cholesterol.
•Use homemade pico de gallo in the place of garden-style salsa and use fresh cooked black beans to reduce the sodium.