French Fridays with Dorie: Coupetade

Coupetade by Dorie Greenspan from Around my French Table for French Fridays with Dorie Mardi Michels eatlivetravelwrite.com

This week’s French Fridays with Dorie recipe (coupĂ©tade – baked French toast bread pudding, p 419) was one I think I will have to re-make this weekend for Mothers’ Day. Because guess what? My mum loves bread pudding and guess what? She’s arriving for a quick visit tonight 🙂 It’s a shame Dad won’t be with her because I think HE loved bread pudding the most, more than anyone!

Of course, I didn’t make a huge pudding – I minified this and made four teeny puddings which I was rather chuffed with. I mean, they are pretty darned cute, right?

Dorie Greenspan coupetade from Aroud my French Table for French Fridays with Dorie Mardi Michels eatlivetravelwrite.comI’ve actually made a similar recipe a couple of years ago when I created individual cinnamon-spice French toast pudding with maple caramelized apples for The Egg Farmers of Ontario‘s French Toast Challenge. Now those were pretty tasty but I didn’t make French toast out of the bread – it was more like French toast ingredients in a bread pudding. And whilst that was fantastic, I have to say, making French toast out of the bread first really elevates this dish. It’s SO good.

I used a raisin sourdough bread (no, I didn’t have time to make my own brioche this time but it’s on the cards next time, for sure) and cut the slices into tiny pieces which I dipped in the egg mixture and fried in butter. Mmmm. Butter

I made these in the morning and we had one each for dessert much later on. They were perfect at room temperature. I sent the other two with Neil to work for his lunches two other days this week and since I didn’t hear otherwise, I am going to assume they were just as tasty then too. Of course, I know they are best on the day they are made…

Dorie Greenspan coupetade Around my French Table French Fridays with Dorie Mardi Michels eatlivetravelwrite.com

Will I make these again? Most likely I am making these at least once during my mum’s visit. And yes, I’ll minify them again!

 

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19 thoughts on “French Fridays with Dorie: Coupetade”

  1. You must be very excited that your mom is coming for a visit.
    Of course, mini versions are always exciting… What’s NOT to love 🙂

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  2. Mini versions are just perfect Mardi, not only are they cuter, but also easier to scale down. I liked the changes you made here! Have a good day with your mother!

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  3. Mardi, this is what happens when I stay up until midnight just to get a FFwD post up on time. I don’t have the benefit of everyone else’s efforts! I really failed to envision how this one was to have been done and didn’t like the way it “looked” in the prose. (I KNOW you know what I mean there.) But doing it this way, in minis, with a more ‘cubed’ approach is very artful and think even for a buffet it would be nice this way. And so easy to do a few of different varieties. OK, I wasn’t going to say this but I do think I’ll put this one on the next brunch menu. THANKS dear!

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  4. I would rather make this is in “mini” as you did, next time Mardi! 🙂 I like the individualized portions a bit more I think…

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  5. I think your minis and choice of bread are excellent. You see to have a greater ratio of pudding to bread which I think would have made this taste more dessert like for those of us who felt it was too breakfastY.

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  6. Hey, that’s great news about your Mum voming to visit for mother’s day. Hope you have a wonderful time together. I do like your minis. I made two minis just for me.

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  7. I love your ‘minified’ version! So pretty in the ramekins. I also think that using raisin bread was a great idea, since dried fruit is already part of the dish. So nice that you’ll be able to share this with your mother!

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  8. Very cute. I tried to cut the recipe in half and still felt like I had way too much. It’s not the first time I have wondered at Dorie’s portions.

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  9. What a great news flash – minified CoupĂ©tade. Definitely going into my notes on Dorie’s page 419 for next time – I try to return to the recipe after reading everyone else’s Posts and jot down the good ideas of others. I am always intriqued with new expressions and I must admit to never having heard the word, chuffed, before. Love how that word sounds. Have a good and quick week-end with your Mom. She will adore these minis. I know she will. Couldn’t you just slip one or two of those small ramekins into her purse for your Dad? Mr. Neil gave a thumbs up to your day-after minis in his lunch bag.

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  10. I love that you minified these. This is something I’m on my own to eat at home, so I’ll remember that for next time. Have fun with your mom!

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  11. I also am loving that you made mini versions- they were indeed cute and a great way to enjoy them at different times of the day while looking like a very special treat. And so fun that you could enjoy them with your visiting Mom- all the more special. I was chuckling at Mary’s comment because I was thinking the same – couldn’t she pack up a few for the trip home so you Dad could “taste test”. But just gives him another reason to come see you soon !

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