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Viewed: 45 - Published at: 8 years agoIngredients
- Pudding Ingredients
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/4 cup brandy or 1/4 cup apple juice
- 1/4 cup butter, melted, divided
- 4 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup pouring cream
- 1 cup brown sugar, measured packed tightly
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly ground
- 1 loaf French bread, using day old bread cut in to 1 inch cubes (no need to remove crusts)
- Sauce Ingredients
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, measured packed tightly
- 6 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 cup cold water
- 3 teaspoons butter
- 2 teaspoons brandy or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 pinch salt
Method
- Grease a shallow baking dish (2-1/2-qt size).
- Add the raisings and brandy (or apple juice) to a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from head and set aside.
- Using a large mixing bowl, combine the eggs, milk, cream, brown sugar, vanilla, salt and nutmeg.
- Stir in the melted butter and the raisin mixture.remaining butter and reserved raisin mixture.
- Gently stir in the cubes bread and allow to stand for about 15 minutes. During this time the bread will soften as it absorbs the mixture.
- Transfer the mixture to the greased baking sidh.
- Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted into the centre of the pudding comes out clean.
- To prepare the sauce- again using a small saucepan, combine the brown sugar, cornstarch and salt. Add the cold water and mix well.
- Bring this mixture to a boil over head and stir for about 2 minutes, until thickened.
- Remove from the heat; stir in the butter and brandy (or vanilla).
- Serve the sauce over the bread pudding.
