Ruth's Chris Famous Bread Pudding!
Ingredients:
1 stick of butter
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1 tbs vanilla extract
1/2 quart milk
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 tbs cinnamon
a pinch of nutmeg
a pinch of salt
1 tbs bourbon
6 eggs, beaten
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 80z loaf french bread, cut into 1/1 inch cubes
1 small apple, diced into 1/1 inch cubes
1/1 quart half & half
vanilla ice cream as needed
Process:
Combine sugars and divide them in half. Add cinnamon, eggs, vanilla, bourbon, and salt to half of the sugar. In a saucepan, combine milk. half & half, and butter with the other half of the sugar and bring to a boil. Whisk milk mixture into egg mixture, add raisins and apples. Add bread cubes and let stand until soaked through to the center. Stir in a few raisins from the bottom and sprinkle a few on top. Pour into a buttered baking dish (8x 10x 3x inches) and bake at 375 for 45 minutes. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.
Sweet Cream Sauce Ingredients:
2 cups heavy cream
8 egg talks (whites discarded)
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Whiskey Sauce Ingredients:
2 cups Sweet Cream Sauce
3 tbs Jack Daniels
Place cream and 3/4 cup sugar in a small stockpot. Mix well and heat until it starts to boil. Place egg yolks, remaining sugar, and vanilla in a separate bowl. Mix until well blended. Whisk simmering cream into the egg mixture and mix well. Transfer mixture into double boiler for 8-12 minutes, stirring constantly. Pass through strainer and cool.
