Recipe#9254

Title: Bread Pudding 55

From: Becky beckpal@uswest.net 
 Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes 
 Subject: Bread Pudding 
 Date: 10 Sep 1998 21:32:25 -0500 
 Message-ID: <6ta23p$ge3@bonkers.taronga.com> 

1 lb loaf stale French Bread, (not sourdough) with crusts
 1 quart milk
 3 eggs, beaten to blend
 1 1/2 cups sugar
 2 tablespoons  vanilla
 1 cup golden raisins
 1 cup flaked coconut
 6 tablespoons butter
 Break bread into small pieces over large bowl. Pour in milk and
 let soak 15 minutes, stirring often to break up pieces. Blend in
 eggs, sugar and vanilla. Fold in raisins and coconut.
 Preheat oven to 350 F. Melt butter in 9x13-inch metal baking pan
 over low heat, swirling to coat bottom and sides. Blend excess into
 bread, then pour mixture into pan. Bake until very firm, 40 to 50
 minutes. Cool to lukewarm. Cut into 12 to 15 squares. Place each
 square in ovenproof dessert dish.
 Just before serving, preheat broiler. Pour Rum Sauce over squares.
 Broil pudding until hot and bubbly.
 RUM SAUCE
 Makes about 2 cups
 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature
 1 1/2 cups sugar
 2 eggs, beaten
 1/2 cup dark rum
 Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Transfer to top of
 double boiler set over gently simmering water and cook, stirring
 frequently, until mixture is very hot, about 30 minutes.
 Whisk 4 Tbs of hot butter mixture into beaten eggs 2 Tbs at a time.
 Stir mixture back into top of double boiler and whisk until thickened,
 4 to 5 minutes; do not let water boil. Remove sauce from heat.
 Cool, whisking occasionally. Blend in rum.