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Bread Pudding

hasan

1 hr 40 min total · 25 min hands-on · 16-20 servings | Time: Bake approx. 1 hour 15 minutes | Oven: 350 degrees (non-preheated oven)

Ingredients

  • 1 10 Oz Loaf Stale French Bread, Crumbled (Or 6-8 C Any Type Bread)
  • 4 Cups Milk
  • 2 Cups Sugar
  • 8 Tbsp Butter, Melted
  • 3 Eggs
  • 2 Tbsp Vanilla
  • 1 Cup Raisins
  • 1 Cup Coconut
  • 1 Cup Pecans, Chopped
  • 1 Tbsp Cinnamon
  • 1 Tbsp Nutmeg
  • Whiskey Sauce
  • 1/2 Cup Butter (1 Stick, 1/4 Lb)
  • 1 1/2 Cups Powdered Sugar
  • 2 Egg Yolks
  • 1/2 Cup Bourbon, To Taste

Instructions

  1. 1.Combine all ingredients; mixture should be very moist but not soupy.
  2. 2.Pour into buttered 9 x 12" or larger baking dish.
  3. 3.Place into non-preheated oven. Bake at 350 degrees for apprx. 1 hour and 15 minutes, until top is golden brown. Serve warm with sauce.
  4. 4.Whiskey Sauce: Cream butter and sugar over medium heat until all butter is absorbed.
  5. 5.Remove from heat and blend in egg yolk.
  6. 6.Pour in bourbon gradually to your own taste, stirring constantly. Sauce will thicken as it cools.
  7. 7.Serve warm over warm bread pudding.

Notes

From The New Orleans School of Cooking and Louisiana General Store, 620 Decatur Street, The Jackson Brewery, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130, (504) 525-2665. NOTE: For a variety of sauces, just substitute your favorite fruit juice or liqueur to compliment you bread pudding.