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Delta Queen Bread Pudding

Source of Recipe

From "The Delta Queen Cookbook" by Cynthia LeJeune Nobles


List of Ingredients

◦ 3 eggs
◦ 1 � cups sugar
◦ � cup (� stick) unsalted butter, melted
◦ 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
◦ 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
◦ 2 cups heavy cream
◦ 1 � teaspoons vanilla extract
◦ � cup coarsely chopped pecans, roasted
◦ � cup raisins
◦ 5 cups French bread cubes, dried for 5 minutes in a 325-degree oven
◦ 2 cups Bourbon Sauce (recipe follows)


Recipe

Break eggs into a mixing bowl and beat until frothy. Beat in sugar, butter, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Beat in cream and vanilla.
Add pecans and raisins, and mix gently.

Place bread cubes in a lightly oiled 11 by 7-inch baking pan. Pour egg mixture over bread and mix well. Let sit 30 minutes, occasionally stirring so all of the bread is fully soaked.

Preheat oven to 325� F.
Bake 45 minutes or until pudding is puffy and brown. To serve, cut into squares and top with bourbon sauce.

Makes 8 servings





❧ Bourbon Sauce:

◦ 1 cup (2 sticks) butter
◦ 1 pound (2 � packed cups) dark brown sugar
◦ 1 cup heavy cream
◦ � cup bourbon

Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add brown sugar and blend well. Stir in cream and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and stir in bourbon.

Makes 3 cups