Title: Old Fashioned Bread Pudding w/Brandy Hard Sauce
Categories: Desserts, Pudding, Breads, Fruits, Booze
Yield: 4 Servings
MMMMM-----------------------BREAD PUDDING----------------------------
2 1/2 c White & whole-wheat bread
- cubes
1 1/4 c Warm milk
1/4 c Sugar
1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
1/2 ts Ground nutmeg
1/2 ts Vanilla
2 lg Eggs; beaten
1/2 c Raisins
1/4 c Chopped nuts
MMMMM---------------------BRANDY HARD SAUCE--------------------------
1 c Powdered sugar
1/4 c Butter; softened
2 ts Hot water
1 tb Brandy OR bourbon
+=OR=+
1 ts Brandy extract
Heat the oven to 350 F/175 C. Grease a 1-quart casserole
dish. Combine the bread cubes and milk in the prepared
casserole. Combine the sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla
and eggs in a medium bowl and mix well. Stir in the
raisins; mix well. Add the egg mixture to the bread cube
mixture and mix well. Bake until the pudding is set, about
45 to 50 minutes.
Combine all of the hard sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
Beat at high speed until well blended. Cover and
refrigerate until serving time.
Serve the warm bread pudding with the hard sauce. Store
any remaining bread pudding and hard sauce in the
refrigerator.
The Complete Book of Baking; Pillsbury Publications; 1993
