Bread Pudding With Bourbon Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 loaf french bread, at least a day old, cut into 1-inch squares
• 1 cup raisins (soaked overnight in 1/4 cup bourbon)
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 2 cups whole milk
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 4 eggs
• 3 tablespoons butter (melted)
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 3/4 cup bourbon or 3/4 cup other whiskey
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Recipe

• 1 bread pudding:.
• 2 preheat oven to 350.
• 3 place bread in large bowl.
• 4 combine the cream, milk, eggs, brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, butter, and raisins. wisk to mix.
• 5 pour the mixture over bread, and gentle stir to combine.
• 6 allow the mixture to sit for 30 minutes, until bread soaks up liquid.
• 7 transfer the bread mixture to a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• 8 bake for 45-55 minutes, or until set. the pudding is done when the edges start getting a bit brown and pulling away from the edge of the pan.
• 9 bourbon sauce:.
• 10 in a saucepan over medium heat, combine the cream, milk, and sugar.
• 11 place the cornstarch and 1/4 cup of the bourbon in a small mixing bowl and whisk to blend.
• 12 pour into the cream mixture and bring to a boil.
• 13 once the sauce begins to boil, reduce the heat to a gentle simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.
• 14 remove the sauce from the heat, add the salt, and stir in the butter and the remaining 1/2 cup of bourbon.
• 15 serve warm.