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'Directions for bread pudding:.' / 'Directions for Orange Whipped Cream:.' / 'Gently fold the 2 cups of mixed frozen berries into the custard/bread mixture. Pour this into the prepared casserole dish / 'Gradually add the sugar / 'In a large bowl / 'Meanwhile / 'Once cream begins to thicken / 'Place the 2 cups of milk in a large saucepan / 'Place the casserole dish into the broiler pan and place this into the oven / 'Preheat oven to 335 degrees. Fill tea kettle with enough water to fill a 13" x 17" pan / 'Remove bowl / 'Serve a dollop of this on top of the still warm Very Berry Bread Pudding. The whipped cream is also good in your coffee / 'Serve warm / 'Starting out at the lowest speed / 'strawberries' / 'Using a 1/4 cup measuring cup / 'When firm peaks have formed / "Have ALL of your ingredients and equipment ice cold! I store the beaters in the bowl in my frig and have a small dish of the sifted powdered sugar in there / "While the bread is soaking up the custard / ['NOTE: I have found that people tend to fight over the browned top crust of bread pudding so I solved that problem by baking mine in a 10" round x 4" deep Pyrex casserole / about 10 seconds.' / add the remaining milk and stir gently. This process is called "tempering" / add vanilla extract and 2-3 drops of orange oil (or orange zest) and blend only until combined / beat whipping cream until it slightly thickens. Starting out at a lower speed prevents splashing all over.' / beaters / beating only until well mixed.' / being sure to reach all corners of the bowl if doing this with a hand mixer.' / boiling water into the pan / but a quality brand of mixed berries with blueberries / cold. Plain or with topping of choice. Just enjoy it / cool / do what makes sense for YOU!' / dump out when safe to the touch.' / for later use. Butter the casserole dish; set aside.' / going up to 1/2 the height of the casserole. NOTE: PLEASE BE CAREFUL! I have a long-necked tea kettle so there is no risk of burning myself. However / ground cinnamon / ground ginger and salt / half way up with boiling water. Bring water to boil / however you please!' / if this makes you uneasy / if you feel more comfortable filling the broiler pan with the hot water prior to placing it into the oven / increase speed to medium high and whip until soft peaks begin to form. Increase speed to high and slowly add the powdered sugar to the whipped cream / leaving the oven door open. Carefully pour the hot / making sure that the bread rolls are all thoroughly coated. Allow to rest in the bowl for 10 minutes. Stir twice.' / making sure that your eggs don't "scramble" in the pan from the heat of the milk! Set aside custard mixture.' / measure out your frozen berries. I'm lucky enough to have a deep freezer so I have individual bags of the berries / not until they are foamy or light. (This beats too much air into the custard)' / only to mix / over medium heat. Let the milk heat in the pan / place it on a wire rack and cool for 1 hour or until a comfortable eating temperature. Allow water in broiler pan to cool / place the eggs and yolks in a large mixing container with a pouring spout. Beat or whisk briefly / pour your custard mixture slowly over the bread roll cubes. (Straining the custard catches any lumpy egg whites.) Stir very gently / raspberries and black raspberries can be used. They should NOT be mashed!" / results may vary / shake whipping cream multiple times to integrate the butter fat; pour into the bowl.' / slowly add 1/4 cup amounts of the hot milk to the egg mixture / stir the milk and continue heating until small bubbles form along the edges of the pan. Remove from heat.' / stirring gently. When 1 cup of warm milk has been added into the egg mixture / such as a longer baking time. My bread pudding ended up being 2.5" deep.' / tear the Hawaiian rolls apart into large chunks / then turn down heat to a simmer / to fill their little centers.' / too. (Sifting the powdered sugar after you've measured it eliminates nasty sugar lumps!)" / totaling 6 cups. Using a large mesh strainer / uncovered / until a skin forms on top and it is scalded. Or / using a spoon to make sure that the berries are well distributed and that the raspberries are pushed down into the custard / vanilla and almond extracts / whipping cream and powdered sugar from the refrigerator. Insert beaters into machine / with a dash of cinnamon!'] / without stirring