Recipe#9239
Title: Bread Pudding 40
From: tzi1@slosh.com (Tzigane)Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
Subject: Challah Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce
Date: 11 Apr 1998 14:27:24 -0700
Message-ID: <6gon7s$s4g$1@shell8.ba.best.com>
Challah Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce
1 loaf 5 day old Challah bread (egg bread)1/2 gal. milk
1 1/4 lb. sugar
1 ounce vanilla extract
1/2 cup pecan pieces
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 lb. butter, melted
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. allspice
8 eggs
Crumble bread in greased 11 1/2" X 9" baking pan. Mix eggs, milk,
sugar, vanilla, and spices. Add raisins and pecans to this, and
pour over bread. Mix together by squeezing through your hands, then
pat flat. Bake in a water bath in an oven preheated to 375 degrees
for about one to one and a half hours, or until a knife comes out
clean. Serve with Bourbon Sauce.
Bourbon Sauce:
1 lb. butter (microwaved 10% for 3 1/2 minutes)
2 cups sugar
4 egg yolks
6 oz. water
3 oz. Bourbon
Place egg yolks and butter in food processor. Mix sugar and water,
and heat slowly until liquid starts to bubble. With food processor
running, slowly drizzle the sugar-water syrup into the mixture
until mooth. Add Bourbon and blend. Store at room temperature.