Bread Pudding - VeryVera
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Bread Pudding

Ingredients

For Bread Pudding

  • 6 Krispy Kreme doughnuts
  • 4 Belgian waffles
  • 1 qt heavy cream
  • 1 c sugar
  • 1 tbsp. vanilla extract
  • 10 egg yolks

For Creme Anglaise

  • 1 pt Heavy Cream
  • ½ cup Sugar
  • 6 egg yolks
  • ½ vanilla bean
  • ½ tablespoon Richland “Almost Rum” cane syrup

Instructions

  1. Whisk yolks, sugar and extract together.
  2. Heat cream to a simmer and temper into yolk mixture.
  3. Pour over donuts/waffles and soak for an hour.
  4. Spray a 9x9 pan and fill with bread pudding mix.
  5. Bake covered at 350 for 25 minutes and uncovered for 7 minutes until golden brown.
  6. To make the crème anglaise, bring the heavy cream, sugar and vanilla bean to a boil.
  7. Temper the hot cream and egg yolks.
  8. Place mixture into the pot and continue to cook on a low heat until sauce coats the back of a spoon.
  9. Remember to stir continually while sauce is thickening so it does not scorch.
  10. Strain over water bath then add Richland Rum.
  11. Drizzle over baked bread pudding.

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