Subj : Best Breakfast - 40
To   : Dave Drum
From : Ben Collver
Date : Tue Sep 09 2025 07:43 am

 Re: Best Breakfast - 40
 By: Dave Drum to All on Mon Sep 08 2025 10:45 am

DD> Title: Bananas Foster French Toast

I'd eat that!  Probably a good thing i don't have bananas and rum
right now.

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     Title: Banana Bread Pudding With Banana Rum Sauce
Categories: Puddings
     Yield: 12 Servings

MMMMM-----------------------BREAD PUDDING----------------------------
     6 c  Bite-sized pieces
          - of day-old French bread
     3 c  Milk
     3 lg Eggs
   2/3 c  Sugar; +1 tb
     2 lg Very ripe bananas
   3/4 tb Vanilla extract
     1 tb Ground cinnamon
   1/4 ts Ground nutmeg
   1/2 c  Seedless raisins
   1/2 c  Roasted pecans
     3 tb Unsalted butter
   3/4 c  Heavy whipping cream

MMMMM----------------------BANANA RUM SAUCE---------------------------
   2/3 c  Unsalted butter;
          - room temperature
   1/2 c  Light brown sugar; packed
     6 lg Ripe bananas; quartered
     1 ts Ground cinnamon
   1/4 ts Ground nutmeg
     3 tb Dark rum
     2 tb Banana liqueur
   1/2 ts Pure vanilla extract

 Chef Frank Brigtsen of Brigtsen's Restaurant in Uptown New Orleans is
 a fantastic cross between the classic bread pudding and Bananas
 Foster, the great flaming bananas and ice cream dessert.

 Preheat the oven to 300 F. Put the French bread pieces into a
 9x12x2" baking pan. In a blender or food processor, blend the eggs,
 milk, 2/3 cup of sugar, bananas, cinnamon, nutmeg and 1/2 teaspoon
 of the vanilla until smooth. Pour this mixture over the French bread
 pieces. Fold in the raisins and the pecans and let the mixture set
 for 20 minutes. Top with small pieces of the butter.

 Cover the pudding with aluminum foil and place the pan into a larger
 pan. Add warm water to a depth of 1 inch in the larger pan. Bake for
 1 hour. Remove the foil and bake uncovered for 15 minutes until set.

 In a deep, medium bowl, whisk the cream just until it begins to
 thicken. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of sugar and 1/4 teaspoon
 vanilla. Continue whisking until soft peaks form. Cover and chill.

 Banana Rum Sauce Heat a large saute pan or skillet over low heat. Add
 the butter, sugar, bananas, cinnamon and nutmeg. Moving the skillet
 back and forth, cook until the butter and sugar become creamy and the
 bananas begin to soften, about one minute. Remove the skillet from
 heat and add the rum and the liqueur. Return the pan to the heat.
 Tilt the pan, avert your face and and light the liquid with a long
 match. Shake the skillet until the flames subside. Add the vanilla,
 remove from heat and keep warm.

 To serve, place a large scoop of bread pudding in the middle of each
 serving plate or bowl. Place 2 slices of banana on each plate and top
 with about 3 tablespoons of sauce. Spoon the whipped cream over the
 bread pudding and serve immediately.

 Walt MM

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