JACK'S BREAD PUDDING

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Categories     Bread     Dessert     Bake     Christmas

Yield 12-18 servings

Number Of Ingredients 17

7 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
2 loaves day old very dry bread cubes crust removed (pref. egg bread)
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 tbsp. vanilla
1 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
3 cups half and half
3/4 cups golden raisins, soaked in Jack & honey
3/4 cup flaked coconut
1 cup toasted pecans, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
Jack Sauce
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
1/2 pint heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup Jack Daniels Tennessee Honey

Steps:

  • In heavy saucepan, heat butter and sugar until melted and sugar has dissolved. Add the cream and Jack and honey mixture and cook until silky smooth and light in colour about 15 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Pour 7 tbsp. butter into 13 x 9 inch baking pan; swirl to coat bottom and sides. In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar until thickened and light lemon colour; 3 to 4 minutes. Add vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon, half and half, raisins, coconut, pecans and 1/4 cup butter and beat on low speed to combine. Place a layer of bread cubes in buttered baking pan. Pour half the liquid mix over bread layer; distributing nuts, coconut and raisins evenly. Continue to layer bread cubes and liquid mixture until both have been used. Press bread down into liquid to make sure all cubes are covered. Set pan aside until bread has absorbed all the liquid; about 45 minutes. Bake until crusty and golden brown on top - 45 to 60 minutes. While pudding is baking prepare Jack sauce. Cool pudding till luke warm. Poke with a fork and soak the pudding with the warm sauce. Sauce In heavy saucepan heat butter and sugar until melted and sugar has dissolved. Add cream and jack and honey. cook until silky smooth and light in colour; about 15 minutes.

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