Bread Pudding With Whiskey Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 loaf french bread
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 2 cups milk
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/4 cup shredded coconut
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract, plus
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon orange extract
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut
• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons bourbon whiskey
• 2 eggs, beaten

Recipe

• 1 tear bread into small pieces and place in a large bowl.
• 2 add half & half and milk.
• 3 let stand 10 minutes.
• 4 crush mixture with hands until blended.
• 5 add eggs and remaining ingredients, except butter. stir well.
• 6 pour melted butter into 9x13 pan. tilt to coat evenly.
• 7 spoon mixture inches.
• 8 bake at 325 for 40-45 minutes or until pudding is very firm. cool.
• 9 whiskey sauce:.
• 10 melt butter in double boiler.
• 11 add sugar and bourbon.
• 12 stir until sugar dissolves.
• 13 gradually stir about a quarter of the hot mixture into eggs (called tempering).
• 14 add egg mixture back into the double boiler.
• 15 cook, stirring constantly for 5 minutes or until mixture thickens.
• 16 to serve, cut pudding into squares. place in oven proof dishes on a baking sheet. sprinkle evenly with some of the coconut/pecan mixture. pour whiskey sauce over top. broil 6" from heat until sauce is bubbly and coconut is lightly browned.
• 17 enjoy!