Orange Kissed Breakfast Bread Pudding

By á-47

Ingredients

• 2 can (13.9 oz. each) Pillsbury refrigerated orange flavor sweet rolls with icing (16 rolls)
• 2 /14 cups half-and-half
• 2 eggs
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup walnut halves and pieces, coarsely chopped
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 tea. vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Spray large cookie sheet with cooking spray. Set aside icing from sweet rolls. On cookie sheet, place rolls 1" apart. Bake 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 10 minutes.

Reduce oven temp. to 350 degrees. Spray 8" square pan with cooking spray. Using serrated knife, cut rolls into 1/2 to 1" pieces, set aside.

In a large bowl, mix 2 cups of the half-and-half, the whole eggs, egg yolks, sugar and walnuts until well blended. Gently stir in roll pieces. Spread in pan.

Bake 50-55 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean and top is deep golden brown. Cool 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a 1 qt. saucepan, heat reserved icing, remaining 1/4 cup half-and-half and the butter over low heat, stirring occasionally, until butter is melted. Stir in vanilla.

Cut warm bread pudding into 9 servings. Drizzle with sauce.