Strawberry Bread Pudding Muffins
Here's a wonderful warm dessert or brunch entrée.
Ingredients:
- 3 cups white bread pieces, lightly packed
- 2/3 cup skim milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp almond extract
- 1/4 to 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 cup strawberry pie filling
- 2 egg whites, beaten until stiff
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Spray muffin tins with cooking spray.
- Remove crusts from bread and break into pieces.
- In a large saucepan, combine milk, extracts, cinnamon and sugar.
- Heat until very warm and sugar has dissolved.
- Add bread pieces and let stand for 15 - 20 minutes.
- Beat egg whites and fold into bread mixture.
- Carefully blend in strawberry filling.
- Spoon mixture into muffin tins until completely full.
- Bake for approximately 45 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let stand for a few minutes before removing from tins.
- Serve warm or at room temperature with sweetened cream; garnish with a fresh strawberry half.
Yield: 8 muffins.
