RUTH'S CHRIS BREAD PUDDING

This recipe is VERY large. I had to put it into two baking dishes. Consider cutting it in half, even if you're feeding Jason.

Ingredients

2¾ cups sugar
1 cup light brown sugar
1 tbs cinnamon
2 tbs vanilla extract
3 tbs bourbon
Pinch salt
1 quart milk
1 quart half-and-half
12 eggs, beaten
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
1 cup raisins
1 apple, peeled, cored, and cut into ½-inch dice
8 cups very light day-old French bread, cut into ½-inch cubes


Directions

Combine sugars and divide in half. Put half the sugar mixture in a large mixing bowl and add the eggs, cinnamon, vanilla, bourbon, and salt. In a large heavy saucepan over medium heat, combine the other half of the sugar mixture with the milk, half-and-half, butter, raisins, and apple. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Whisk the warm-milk mixture into the sugar and spice mixture. Add the bread cubes and let stand until soaked through to the enter, about 20 minutes. Stir a few raisins from the bottom and sprinkle on top.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Pour the mixture into a large buttered baking dish. Bake for 45 minutes or until pudding is firm and set in the middle. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream. Makes twelve hearty servings.



I added another cup of bread cubes to make sure it set up. Also, it seemed too plain, so I made a little bourbon sauce to go on top. I didn't measure, just threw about 3 tbs butter in a pan, added 2-3 tbs of brown sugar, ¼ cup of bourbon (all I had left), and a little vanilla extract (¾ tsp?). Just reduce it a little, and put about a tablespoon on top of the warm bread pudding when you serve.


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