WHITE CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING WITH JACK DANIELS CARAMEL SAUCE.

WHITE CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING WITH JACK DANIELS CARAMEL SAUCE. image

Number Of Ingredients 14

For bread pudding:
2 loafs Freidhoffer thick white bread
2 quarts heavy cream
2 1/2 cups sugar
2 Tbsp vanilla extract
2 cups white chocolate
1 quart (2 dozen) eggs
For caramel:
2 cups melted sugar
whiskey about 1/4 cup
butter (see preparation for amount)
Heavy cream (again, see preparation for amount)
Salt
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Steps:

Pudding: Heat cream, whisk in sugar, vanilla, white chocolate. When chocolate is melted take off heat and allow to cool to below 180 degrees. Then slowly stir in previously whisked eggs. In a large mixing bowl, add the bread cut into 1 to 1 1/2 inch cubes. Mix the cream/egg/sugar/vanilla/chocolate with the bread by hand until well soaked but not overdone. Pour this mixture into appropriate sized baking dish and place baking dish in a larger pan with hot water half way up side of baking dish (double boiler), cover tightly with tin foil and place in 375 degree preheated oven (middle rack) for 1 hour. For Caramel: Melt sugar slowly in pan ( can use double boiler for better control of heat). Mix in whiskey. Alternate between adding a tbsp of butter and 1/4 cup cream until desired viscosity (anticipated when room temperature) is achieved.Add about 1/8 tspn salt. If too viscous when cool, return to heat and add more cream and butter. Whipped cream: 1 quart of heavy whipping cream, light brown sugar to taste and, again, a couple tbspns Jack Daniels: beat until peaks occur. Plating: plate caramel on dessert plate, add desired cut of pudding, slight dusting with powdered sugar and top with JD whipped cream.