
Bread Pudding
& Bourbon sauce
INGREDIENTS
PUDDING
BOURBON
SAUCE
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1/4 Cup butter
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2 Qt. torn stale bread
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1/4 Cup raisins
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3 Large eggs
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3 Egg yolks
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1 1/2 Cup sugar
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1 Tsp cinnamon
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3 1/2 Cup milk
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1 Cup heavy cream
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Pinch of salt
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2 Tsp vanilla
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1/2 Cup heavy cream
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1/2 Cup butter
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1 Cup brown sugar
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3 Tbsp bourbon
Bread Pudding
Prep: Soak raisins in some bourbon for 15 minutes or until plump​​.
Lightly butter a 3 Qt 3 inch oven-proof dish. ​Preheat oven to 350
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Melt 1/4 cup of butter. Toss with stale bread in a bowl and mix in the prepared raisins.
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Transfer to baking dish and set aside.
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In a separate bowl, beat together separate ingredients. Pour the mixture on top of the bread. Cover dish and refrigerate for 1 hour or overnight.
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Create a water bath-- by filling water in a baking pan with sides that are high enough. The water should come half way up the sides of the baking dish.
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Bake on a lower rack for 45 minutes or until it just set. Cool slightly.
Bourbon Sauce
While bread is baking you can start on the bourbon sauce
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In a small sauce pan, bring heavy cream, butter and brown sugar to a boil-- stirring to dissolve the sugar.
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Boil to thicken sauce for 3 - 4 minutes.
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Let sauce cool slightly and mix in bourbon.
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Serve bread pudding with sauce.
