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Luscious Cinnamon Raisin Bread Pudding With Warm Bourbon Sauce Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Lunasea / All my dishes 1 year ago Luscious, full of flavor and a delight to savor - this bread pudding is a favorite of mine and my guests. It's easy and gets a glowing reviews....trust me. The original recipe came from Bon Appétit, but I have played with it and morphed it into my... More Prep:135m Cook:65m Servings:10	Lunasea
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Making the Custard

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Add Custard with Bou

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Finished Baking

Bourbon Sauce

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Ingredients

Bread Pudding:

8 large eggs

2 cups whole milk

2 cups whipping cream

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1/4 cup of a good bourbon *optional

Pinch of salt

8 cups day-old cinnamon-raisin bread with crusts, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (I try to use my homemade cinnamon-raisin bread, but a good commerical brand will work fine)

1 cup pecans, toasted, chopped

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Bourbon Sauce - double if you are so inclined...I usually do:

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter

1 cup brown sugar (the original recipe calls for white sugar, but I prefer using brown sugar here - it REALLY rocks!)

6 tablespoons whipping cream

4 tablespoons bourbon

Pinch of salt

Confectioner's Sugar for dusting

Directions

Bread Pudding:

Butter a large casserole or baking dish - think a bit larger than 9" x13". I use a 10" x 14" glass casserole for this.

Whisk first 7 ingredients in medium bowl. (first 6 ingredients IF you are not adding the bourbon to the custard base)

Place bread and pecans in prepared dish. Pour milk mixture over and let stand 5 minutes. Push down bread into custard.

Refrigerate 2 hours, pushing bread into custard occasionally.

Preheat oven to 375°F.

Place bread pudding in baking pan. Place that dish in a pan that's bigger than the pudding pan - I use my turkey roaster.

Carefully add enough boiling water to baking pan to come 1 inch up sides of dish with bread pudding. You do not want to water the pudding with boiling water (not good), so use a kettle with a spout, so you can control that boiling H2O.

Bake until pudding is puffed and golden brown on top, approximately 65 minutes. Remove dish with bread pudding from water and cool slightly.

Cut into squares. Serve bread pudding warm with sauce.

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Bourbon Sauce:

Melt butter in small saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in remaining ingredients. Simmer until thickened, whisking often, about 6 minutes.

Cool slightly.

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Dust with confectioner's sugar to make it look beautiful.

Serve and get ready for much praise and adolation. Yayyy!

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Comments

notyourmomma 1 year ago said:
Yep, this is going to my sister's house for brunch. Definite winner here, m'dear. YUM. Is the sauce recipe posted too?

jett2whit 1 year ago said:
Oh my goodness! sounds scrumptious!! Picture looks good too.

minitindel 1 year ago said:
Ooooooooo very nice vickie i love it sounds very comforting ..............

hugs Tink the fairy princess spreading pixie dust all over your recipes giving it a ..five ..lol

mark555 1 year ago said:
One of my all time favorates!Drool

lura 1 year ago said:
I think I gained a pound or two just reading it. It sounds so rich and yummy. Thanks for the great post. :)

itsjustjuwah 1 year ago said:
YUM...

sparow64 1 year ago said:
OH yeah baby! This is absolutely fabulous! A definate keeper. Thanks for sharing.

lanacountry 1 year ago said:
Mine is similar and now you gots me hungry ms.
Vicki!! YUMMY 55555 and FFF group!! :)

marky90 1 year ago said:
Hi Vickie, Nice to see you back..Hope all is fantastic and life is treating you well! Great old time classic puddin' here, ready for the Holidaze! Xo Marky

angieaugusta 1 year ago said:
Hai friend....great bread pudding.....delicious.....thx for the post.

cholena 1 year ago said:
I love bread puddings ........ they rocks !!!

binky67 1 year ago said:
Mmmmm, you have a winner here!!!

trigger 1 year ago said:
Serve and get ready for much praise and adulation's your last comment and I would say be prepared for plenty of it.
This is my kind of desert Vickie love the sauce.
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jimrug1 1 year ago said:
WOW!!! You could have posted just the Bourbon sauce and had a winner. It sounds so good. I love your bread pudding too... Putting the extra Bourbon in the sauce would really kick it up... Nice Job sweetie.... Jim

lunasea 1 year ago said:
Thank to you all - you really make me smile, ya know. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do.

A special thanks to Michael aka Trigger for his adding his wonderful pictures to mine. Bravo, Michael - and you rock!

Smiles,
Vickie

elgab89 1 year ago said:
Hahaha~ Jim is so right! I could drink that sauce! Deeeeelicious!

elgab89 12 months ago said:
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THIS RECIPE HAS WON THE FIRST PRIZE
FOR BEST DESSERT - NOVEMBER 2008
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conner909 10 months, 3 weeks ago said:
This looks absolutely terrific! Love bourbon in bread pudding but haven't tried it with cinnamon raisin bread! Great post!

petsitter75 3 months ago said:
Wow! going to make this very soon-i love the new orleans bread puddings,but this sounds awesome! thanks! Barb

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