"Donut" Bread Pudding with a Meringue Topping
When your oven throws flat donuts at you, make a donut pudding :) The whole recipe simply fell in place without any thought. Zoe at the Artisan Breads had reiterated the necessity of finishing the donuts, which are really just rather thin bread, within 2 hours of baking, I ignored her to clear out my fridge and ended up with about 8 donuts extra. I stored them in the fridge overnight. Gau found the donuts rather dull the next morning. I was toying with the idea of warming it in the toaster when I noticed I had exactly 1 egg leftover and the 3 egg whites from making the dough were still sitting pretty, waiting to be useful. I took it all out and put it on the counter. I tore up the donuts and let it steep in a cup of milk for 30 minutes. I was sorely tempted to throw in a handful of cranberries and raisins, but I desisted. Ash always picks out nuts and raisins. He loves them on their own, not as part of a dessert. I then beat the solitary egg with 2 ...