Bread & Butter Pudding with Salted Caramel Whiskey Butter Sauce

Soak raisins in whiskey for an hour

Butter the toast

After raisins have soaked in whiskey for 1 hour, top raisins on toast

Pour egg mixture on toast, then leave in fridge for 30 min

This turned out really yummy! Would definitely do it again! I used 10 slices of bread.

Bread & Butter Pudding with SaltedCaramel Whiskey Butter Sauce (~from bgh)

Ingredients

·        2/3 cup raisins

·        1/2 cup Irish whiskey (used Tennesse Whiskey)

·        5 eggs

·        2 cups whipping cream

·        1 cup sugar

·        1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

·        1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

·        1 teaspoon vanilla

·        8 1-inch slices firm white bread (about 10 ounces) (crusts left on) (I used 10 slices of Texas Toast)

·        3/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature

Salted Caramel Whiskey Butter Sauce

·        1/4 cup unsalted butter, cubed

·        1/2 cup sugar

·        1/2 teaspoon sea salt

·        1 1/4 cups whipping cream

Directions

1.      In a medium mixing bowl, combine the raisins and whiskey; let soak for 1 hour. Butter a 2-quart rectangular baking dish; set aside.

2.      In a large bowl whisk together the eggs, cream, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla. Generously spread one side of each slice of bread with the 3/4 cup butter. Cut the slices in half diagonally and arrange the bread in the bottom of the prepared baking dish, overlapping the slices. Drain the raisins, reserving the whiskey. Sprinkle raisins over the bread, tucking some between the bread slices. Pour the custard over the bread; cover with foil and let it soak in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

3.      Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Place the baking dish in a large roasting pan. Add enough hot water to come halfway up the sides of the dish. Bake for 45 minutes or until the pudding is set and the top is golden (there will be a layer of melted butter over the pudding). Carefully remove the baking dish from the water bath and let cool slightly on a wire rack (the butter will soak back into the bread as it cools).

4.      Meanwhile, for sauce, melt the butter in a 2-quart saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in the sugar, salt, cream, and 3 tablespoons of the reserved whiskey. Bring to boiling; reduce the heat, and simmer, uncovered, for 10 to 15 minutes or until the sauce thickens slightly, stirring frequently. Serve pudding warm with the sauce spooned over the top.