Luscious Cinnamon Raisin Bread Pudding With Warm Bourbon Sauce
From lunasea 15 years ago
- 65 minutes to make
- Serves 10
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 needs and tastes. Read more Prep time includes prep, soaking and the fridge soaking wait time. Enjoy. See less
Ingredients
- bread Pudding: shopping list
- 8 large eggs shopping list
- 2 cups whole milk shopping list
- 2 cups whipping cream shopping list
- 1/2 cup brown sugar shopping list
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract shopping list
- 1/4 cup of a good bourbon *optional shopping list
- Pinch of salt shopping list
- 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) shopping list
- 1 cup pecans, toasted, chopped shopping list
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- bourbon Sauce - double if you are so inclined...I usually do: shopping list
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter shopping list
- 1 cup brown sugar (the original recipe calls for white sugar, but I prefer using brown sugar here - it REALLY rocks!) shopping list
- 6 tablespoons whipping cream shopping list
- 4 tablespoons bourbon shopping list
- Pinch of salt shopping list
- Confectioner's sugar for dusting shopping list
How to make it
- 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!
The Rating
Reviewed by 15 people-
Yep, this is going to my sister's house for brunch. Definite winner here, m'dear. YUM. Is the sauce recipe posted too?
notyourmomma
in South St. Petersburg loved it
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oh my goodness! sounds scrumptious!! Picture looks good too.
jett2whit
in Union City loved it
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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
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in THE HEART OF THE WINE COUNTRY loved it
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