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Christmas Bread Pudding




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Christmas Bread Pudding

First, make the custard:

1 quart half and half. (Yes you can use regular milk but come on, it's Christmas.)
1 cup sugar
1 vanilla bean or 1 oz. vanilla extract
6 eggs
6 egg yolks

Split the vanilla bean, scrape out the seeds and place the pod and the seeds in a saucepan
with the milk and sugar. (If you're using vanilla extract add it at the very end). Bring the milk
mixture to a boil. Meanwhile, whisk the eggs and egg yolks. When the milk has boiled remove
the vanilla pod. SLOWLY pour the milk mixture into the eggs, in a thin stream, whisking
CONSTANTLY. You can even pour it intermittently. If you pour it in too fast you will
scramble the eggs. Strain it into a bowl and skim any foam off the surface. If you'd like,
you can add some of your favorite liqueur to the custard now.

For the bread pudding:

2 oz. raisins
6 oz. of French, Italian, or Brioche bread cut into half-inch cubes
3 oz melted butter
5 cups of the custard mixture

Preheat your oven to 300 degrees. Bring the raisins to a boil in water and then drain.
Toss the bread cubes with the melted butter and then scatter them and the raisins in a
1 1/2 - 2 quart baking dish. Pour the custard over the bread. Now place the baking dish
into a larger pan, such as a roasting pan. Pour hot tap water in the larger pan until it comes
at least halfway up the baking dish. Bake for 45 minutes to an hour or until the custard sets.
The custard is set when it has a slight jiggle but is no longer fluid. The purpose of the water
bath is to create gentle and uniform heating. High oven temperatures and/or lack of
insulation from the water can cause the custard to curdle.

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