Author Notes
I have a fascination with bread puddings and try them at different places as often as possible. Bread puddings are so open to interpretation and i love seeing the nuances between different interpretations. —yellowforks
Ingredients
- Bread Pudding
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1 loaf
day-old French bread
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2-3
ripe bananas
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4
eggs
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2 cups
heavy cream
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1 cup
raw cane or turbinado sugar
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2 teaspoons
vanilla extract
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1 teaspoon
ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon
ground nutmeg
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1 cup
raisins
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2-3 tablespoons
butter
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6 ounces
white chocolate (chopped into small pieces)
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2 shots
dark rum
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1 cup
toasted pecans (chopped)
- Dark chocolate rum sauce
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3/4 cup
heavy cream (or half and half)
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8 ounces
dark chocolate (at least 75% cacao)
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1/4 cup
dark rum
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1 teaspoon
vanilla extract
Directions
- Bread Pudding
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In a heavy sauté pan, melt 2-3 tbs. of butter
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Add 2-3 bananas (sliced) and saute for 2-3 minutes on medium high heat
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Add 1/4 cup of turbinado sugar and saute for additional 1-2 minutes
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Remove from heat, add 2 shots of rum and ignite. After alcohol burns off, set aside and combine other ingredients.
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In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar and cream.
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Combine vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, raisins, white chocolate and bread cubes in bowl. Add bananas to mixture.
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Pour mixture into a baking dish (9"x13" for a thick bread pudding. If using a larger dish, reduce cook time to avoid drying out). Top with toasted pecans and bake @ 350 F for about an hour.
- Dark chocolate rum sauce
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Melt butter over double boiler or low heat
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Add chocolate to melt
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Add cream and rum to mixture. Combine and serve over bread pudding
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