Cooking Ohana bread pudding

[Sorsha]

I posted this over at the restaurants board, but thought I would try here too..

For my birthday, my wonderful DH is going to attempt to recreate my favorite meal on all of Disney property, Ohana! We have been collecting recipes and making plans.

My question is this; there appear to be two different recipes floating about for the ever-so-wonderful banana bread pudding. One calls for adding pineapple and coconut (and raisins, but BLAH) to the bread mixture, one does not. Has anyone made both? Which one is The Official Ohana recipe?

Also, both recipes call for 10 cups of bread. That seems like a LOT. Does this recipe make a HUGE amount, or does the bread shrink down once combined with the wet ingredients?

Thanks for any help!

 

[greeneeyes]

The newest recipe being used at 'Ohana is the one with the bananas foster sauce.
And yes, it makes a large pan full.



Ingredients

5 eggs
3 cups whole milk
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 1/2 cup sugar
8 cups french or 'Ohana breakfast bread

1. In bowl mix eggs, milk , salt, sugar and nutmeg. Set aside.
2. Cut bread in medium pieces, place on cookie sheet pan put in 350 degree oven.
3. Bake bread until lightly toasted, about 15 minutes. Remove bread and place in egg and milk mixture.
4. Place mixture in a greased 10-inch cake pan and bake at 325 degree for 1 hour.
5. Let stand 5 minutes, serve hot with ice cream.

BANANAs FOSTER SAUCE
4 oz sugar
4 oz brown sugar
4 oz corn syrup
4 oz unsalted butter
1cup heavy cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
1cup spiced rum
1cup banana slices

1. Combine sugar, brown sugar, corn syrup, butter and half of heavy cream in a large pan. Bring to a boil and slowly add remaining heavy cream keeping mixture at a steady boil.

2. Add spiced rum and flambe.

3. Candy will brown slightly; cook 3 minutes until candy forms into a firm ball in cold water. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Add sliced bananas. Serve warm.

 

[Sorsha]

Thanks for posting this!
This is, indeed, one of the recipes that I have found here on the Dis Boards. Here is the other version that I have found...

'Ohana: 'Ohana Bread Pudding with Bananas Foster Sauce a la mode
5 large eggs
1⁄2 teaspoon salt
1 1⁄2 cups sugar
1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
1⁄8 teaspoon nutmeg
3 cups whole milk
1 loaf challah bread or egg-style bread (large enough to fill 10 cups)
1⁄2 cup crushed, canned pineapple
1⁄4 cup sweetened shredded coconut
1⁄4 cup raisins (optional)
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1⁄2 gallon of vanilla bean ice cream

Sauce:

1 cup dark brown sugar 1⁄2 cup each: corn syrup and unsalted butter
1 cup each: heavy cream and spiced or dark rum
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 bananas

Heat oven to 350 F. In large bowl, whisk eggs, milk, salt, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Cut bread in 1⁄2-inch cubes. Add bread, pineapple, coconut, and raisins (if desired) to egg-and-milk mixture. Grease large baking dish with butter. Add bread custard mix to the greased baking dish. Bake 1 hour and 10 minutes. Remove from oven. Let stand 5 minutes.

In a sauce pan, combine dark brown sugar, corn syrup, butter, and half of the heavy cream. Using high heat; bring to a rolling boil. Allow mixture to boil 10 minutes and add remaining heavy cream. Let it boil additional minute. Now add the rum and vanilla extract. Carefully flambé pan using a long stemmed lighter. Let boil until the flame goes out. Reduce to a simmer and stir with a high heat spatula.

Peel and slice bananas; add them to the caramel sauce. Remove the caramel from the heat and set aside.

Place scoop of ice cream on top of each portion of bread pudding. Top with bananas Foster sauce.

So my dilemma continues... which one is the "real" one?

 

[Sorsha]

Just giving this a last-minute BUMP.
My birthday is tomorrow, so I need to figure out which recipe to use...
Any other thoughts?

 

[Kristineamb]