Bread Pudding With Warm Bourbon Sauce

By á-174942

Ingredients

• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 pinch salt
• 4 cups day-old cinnamon-raisin bread with crusts cut 1/2" pieces
• 1/2 cup pecans toasted, chopped
• Bourbon Sauce (see recipe)

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

Butter 8-inch square baking dish. Whisk first 6 ingredients in medium bowl. 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 degrees. Place bread pudding in large metal baking pan. Add enough boiling water to baking pan to come 1 inch up sides of dish with bread pudding. Bake until pudding is puffed and golden brown on top, approximately 50 minutes.

Remove dish with bread pudding from water and cool slightly. Cut into squares. Serve bread pudding warm with Bourbon Sauce.

This recipe yields 6 servings.