Bread pudding (commander's palace restaurant)

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
9 Slices 1\" thick French bread (crusts removed)
1½ cup Whipping cream
¾ cup Granulated sugar
5 tablespoons Melted & cooled unsalted butter
⅛ teaspoon Freshly grated nutmeg
⅛ teaspoon Cinnamon
2 tablespoons Vanilla
3 tablespoons Raisins
3 larges Eggs
6 larges Egg yolks, beaten
¼ cup Granulated sugar
6 larges Egg whites
pinch Salt
½ cup Confectioners sugar

Directions

OPTIONAL

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Arrange bread in a 9" square baking pan. Beat together remaining pudding ingredients in mixing bowl & pour over bread. Let sit for 5 mins, then turn bread over & let them soak for another 10 mins.

Cover pan with aluminum foil & place in a larger shallow pan. Fill the outer pan w/hot water so it comes halfway up the side of the baking pan. Bake for 35 mins., then remove foil & bake for another 10-15 mins. Custard should still be somewhat soft w/a light brown top.

Optional Heat oven to 375 degrees. Butter & lightly sugar a 2½ qt.

souffle dish. Refrigerate until ready to use. Put the egg yolks & granulated sugar in the top of a double boiler & cook, whisking constantly, until the mixture is thick & lemon colored. In a lrg.

bowl, combine the yolk mixture w/2 ½ cups of the cooled bread pudding. Beat the egg whites w/a pinch of salt until frothy.

Gradually add the confectioners sugar, beating constantly until the mixture stands in stiff peaks. Add ½ cup of the beaten egg whites to the bread pudding-egg yolk mixture & gently fold the remaining egg whites into the bread pudding mixture. Fill the souffle dish ¾ full w/the bread pudding mixture & bake for 30-35 mins until top is golden brown. Serve warm.

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