Biscuit and Jam Bread Pudding

This is SO good--I don't even like bread pudding, but I had to stop myself from gobbling this all up in one go. To make this I used the super flaky biscuits I had leftover, plus the homemade jam that was my first attempt at Pate de Fruits. The biscuits and jam and the crunchy sugar on top were so perfect together.

I based this recipe on Ina Garten's Croissant French Toast. I made a half recipe, and I used less eggs--less custard in general. I put down a layer of biscuits, a layer of jam, and then another layer of biscuits. I let the custard soak into the pudding for a few hours (in the fridge), and then right before baking a sprinkled raw sugar on top. I didn't use a water bath, but instead baked the pudding on a heavy baking sheet.

This was such a comfort food type dessert--a combination of a warm custardy pudding and a strawberry pie. Really, really good.