Praline Pecan Bread Pudding With Rum Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Coat a 13x9-inch baking dish with 1/4 cup melted butter.
• Pour half and half and milk over bread in a large mixing bowl; let soak for 10 minutes before gently stirring. Stir eggs into the bread mixture until incorporated. Add sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and raisins respectively, stirring each addition into the mixture before adding the next. Spoon bread mixture into prepared baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until bread mixture is firm and pudding-like, about 50 minutes.
• Stir 1/2 pound unsalted butter, heavy cream, and brown sugar together in a heavy saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, stir pecans into the cream mixture, and simmer until the sugar is dissolved and the sauce thickens, about 5 minutes; pour over bread pudding to serve.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk the first eight ingredients. Gently stir in bread and pecans; let stand for 10 minutes or until bread is softened., Transfer to an 8-in. square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean., For sauce, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt in a small heavy saucepan. Stir in milk and evaporated milk until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer., Remove from the heat. Whisk a small amount of the hot mixture into the egg substitute; return all to the pan, whisking constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Serve warm with bread pudding. Refrigerate leftovers.

Steps:

• 1. Put bread cubes in greased 1 1/2 to 2 quart baking dish. Beat eggs, sugar, cinnamon, salt and vanilla. Scald the milk; add butter and; cool slightly, add to the egg sugar mixture; mix well Add pralines (see recipe below). Pour over bread cubes. Bake in a 325 degree oven with pan setting in a pan of water for about 45 minutes, or until knife inserted comes out clean. While warm, top with rum sauce (see recipe below) and sprinkle with reserved pralines.
• 2. Rum Sauce: 1/2 c. brown sugar 1/2 c. white sugar Dash of salt 1/4 c. butter 1/2 c. light cream 1/2 c. corn syrup 1 t vanilla 3 T light run or ½ t rum extract Mix all ingredients except rum extract in sauce pan, cook over medium heat until it boils, stirring constantly. Cool for about 15 minutes, then add and add vanilla and rum.
• 3. Pralines ½ c plus 2 T sugar 2 T cream 1½ t. butter or margarine ¼ t. cinnamon 1/8 t. salt 1/2 t. vanilla 1 c. nut meats (I used pecans) Combine all ingredients except vanilla and nuts in a 1-qt. saucepan. Mix well and bring to boil over medium heat. Cook until 244 degrees (firm ball stage), stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add vanilla and nuts. Continue stirring until coating grains on nuts. Spread on cookie sheet to cool. Add to bread pudding, reserving 3 T for topping.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a 9 x 13 pan.
• 2. Mix sugar, eggs, vanilla and cream in a bowl. Blend in the pecans and pour mixture over the staled bread pieces. Stir, evenly coating the bread. Allow to sit for 10 minitues to absorb the liquid.
• 3. While waiting, prepare the praline topping in another bowl. Mix the softened butter and the brown sugar, then stir in the chopped pecans. Set aside.
• 4. Pour the bread pudding mixture into the prepared baking dish and press lightly into the pan to get rid of air pockets. Crumble the Praline Topping evenly over the top.
• 5. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes or until set. Do not over cook! Can be served as is or with the vanilla sauce if preferred.
• 6. To prepare the vanilla sauce, mix the confectioners' sugar and vanilla with milk or water. Add the liquid a bit at time to bring it to a smooth consistency that is easy enough to drizzle over the bread pudding. Once you have reached the desired consistency, heat over low heat until heated through and drizzle evenly over the pudding. Enjoy!

Steps:

• Directions.
• Heat Oven to 300 degrees.
• Butter a 9"x13" glass baking pan.
• To prepare Custard:.
• Whisk custard ingredients until well combined. Add in Bread and let soak while you make the topping.
• To prepare Topping:.
• Mix ingredients until crumbly and butter is incorporated throughout.
• To assemble:.
• Pour Custard Mixture into Buttered pan. Spread Topping Mixture evenly over Custard.
• Bake 45 minute @ 300 degrees. Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees and bake an additional 15 minute It should look puffed up and test done. Let set for 10-15 minute before serving.
• To prepare Irish Cream Sauce:.
• In a saucepan over medium heat stir & dissolve Sugar into Cream. Add the Irish Cream, raise heat and bring to low boil. Let boil 2-3 minute to burn off alcohol. Make a slurry by adding the Milk & Corn Starch together & stirring util completely dissolved. Lower heat, add slurry, return to boil & stir constantly. Let thicken until spoon is coated and a nice sauce consistency. Remove from heat & cover until ready to serve. Yield: serves 12.
• Notes:
• Serve sauce over pudding as desired.