Eggless Caramel Bread Pudding

Recipe source: Raks Kitchen

Ingredients:
Bread slices: 8
Milk: 1.5 cups
Sugar: 2/3 cup
Vanilla extract : 1 tsp

For caramel:
Sugar: 2 tablespoon
Water: 2-3 tsp

Procedure:
Step1:
Tear the bread into pieces and add this to the milk.

Step2:
Add sugar & vanilla extract and mash it well.

Step3:
Heat 2 tsp of water in a flat pan.After it gets heated add 2 tablespoon of sugar
Do not stir it directly but you can slightly tilt the pan for even heating
After some time, the syrup will turn dark brown.Make sure it does not gets burnt

Step4:
Immediately pour this caramel in a 6 inch round pan and tilt the pan so that the caramel gets well coated in the sides as well

Step5:
Now pour the prepared bread mixture in the pan.

Step6:
Cover this pan with an aluminium foil and prick it to make some small holes

Step7:
Steam cook this for about 25 minutes

Step8:
Once it is cooked cool down and refrigerate it for atleast 2 hrs.Invert this into a flat plate and cut into desired shapes

Step9:
Top it with nuts or caramel syrup if desired.I did not use any topping.It tasted great as such

Notes:

• Make sure you do not burn the caramel. Tilt the pan left and right constantly for even heating.
• I steam cooked in an electric steamer. If using pressure cooker do not use whistle
• Instead  of vanilla essence, cardomom powder can also be added.