Apple Bread Pudding

Ingredients:

• 1 loaf King's Bakery sweet bread
• 1 C raisins (optional)
• 1 can apple pie filling
• 2 C low-fat milk
• 1 C sugar
• 1 block/stick butter
• 5 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp cinnamon 

Directions:

1. Heat milk, sugar and butter in pan until sugar and butter melt.  Cool until warm.
2. Tear bread into 2" pieces and place in greased 9" x 13" pan.  Sprinkle raisins in between the bread.
3. Spread pie filling on top.
4. Mix eggs, vanilla, and cinnamon in a separate bowl.  Cinnamon will clump, try to unclump.
5. Add to cooled milk mixture.  Pour over bread.
6. Use back of spoon and press on bread to make sure the bread is saturated.
7. Bake at 350 deg. F for 30 minutes.

Oahu Country Club Creme Anglaise  (Spoon on top of bread pudding before serving)

1 pint heavy whipping cream

1/2 C sugar

3 eggs yolks, whisked

1/4 tsp vanilla

Heat cream and sugar near boiling in pan.  Add vanilla and egg yolks and cook until it thickens.  Strain through mesh strainer or cheese cloth.

Cool by placing in fridge.

Serve cool or at room temperature.  Sauce can be made ahead and refrigerated.  Take out from fridge about 15 minutes before serving and stir.  

Butter Mochi

Ingredients:

• 1 pound box of mochiko
• 3 C sugar
• 1 T baking powder
• 1/2 C butter
• 5 eggs, beaten
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 12-oz can coconut milk

Directions:

1. Melt butter and set aside to cool.
2. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients and mix with spoon until batter is smooth.
3. Pour into well-greased 9" x 13" pan.  Bake at 375 deg. F for 1 hour or until toothpick comes out clean.
4. Cool, then cut into squares.

You can swirl in some sweetened guava or liliko'i puree if you want.