Ruth's Chris Steak House Bread Pudding

By nurseliz

Ingredients

• 1 stick sweet butter
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1 tbs vanilla extract
• 1/2 quart milk
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 tbs cinnamon
• a pinch of nutmeg
• a pinch of salt
• 1 tbs bourbon
• 6 eggs, beaten
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 8 oz loaf French bread cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 1 small apple, peeled, cored and cut into 1/2-inch dice
• 1/2 quart half & half
• vanilla ice cream as needed

Preparation

Step 1

Combine sugars and divide in half. Add cinnamon, eggs, vanilla,
bourbon and salt to half of the sugar.

In a saucepan, combine milk, half & half and butter with the other
half of the sugar and bring to a boil.

Whisk milk mixture into egg mixture, add raisins and apples. Add
bread cubes and let stand until soaked through to center.
Stir in a few raisins from the bottom and sprinkle a few on top.

Pour into buttered baking dish (8 x 10 x 3 inches) and bake at 375°
for 45 minutes. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream. Top with
whiskey sauce.

SWEET CREAM SAUCE

2 cups heavy cream
1 1/2 cups sugar
8 egg yolks (whites discarded)
1 tsp vanilla extract

Place cream and 3/4 cup sugar in pot. Mix well and heat until it
starts to boil.

Place egg yolks, remaining sugar and vanilla in separate bowl.
Mix until well blended.