Best Ever Bread Pudding

Description

Let’s face it, bread pudding is wildly underrated. And I honestly believe it’s because so often, the bread pudding we’ve experienced in restaurants or even at potlucks more closely resembles a sweetened bread cinder block than a rich, custardy pudding. This recipe is here to give you a new lease on the classic dessert. It’s almost too easy, but yields utterly decadent results. The key is in the ratio of bread to custard base; this recipe calls for quite a bit of bread, but also has an adequate amount of liquid components to balance it out.

Ingredients

  • 4 large eggs
  • 4 cups whole milk
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • ¾ cup heavy cream
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 (16 ounce) loaf sourdough bread
  • 14 ounces brioche
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
  • ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoons bourbon
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Instructions

  1. Prepare the pudding. Whisk eggs in a large mixing bowl to beat lightly. Whisk in milk
  2. 1 cup white sugar
  3. 1 cup brown sugar
  4. heavy cream
  5. butter
  6. vanilla extract
  7. and salt until evenly combined.
  8. Tear sourdough and brioche breads into bite-sized pieces. Add both breads to the custard mixture and stir with a rubber spatula until well coated. Allow to stand at room temperature and soak for 20 to 30 minutes
  9. stirring occasionally.
  10. Meanwhile
  11. preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish with butter.
  12. After soaking
  13. spoon bread mixture into the prepared baking dish.
  14. Bake in the preheated oven for 55 minutes.
  15. Meanwhile
  16. whisk together the remaining 2 tablespoons white sugar
  17. remaining 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  18. and cinnamon in a small bowl.
  19. Remove the pudding from the oven and sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar mixture evenly over the top. Increase oven temperature to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
  20. Return pudding to the oven and bake until firm with a lightly crisped top
  21. about 6 minutes. Cool at least 20 minutes before slicing.
  22. While pudding cools
  23. prepare the sauce. Beat egg in a small mixing bowl. Whisk in the heavy cream.
  24. Combine sugar and butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook
  25. stirring frequently
  26. until butter melts and sugar dissolves. Remove saucepan from heat. While rapidly whisking the butter and sugar mixture
  27. slowly pour in the beaten egg and cream mixture
  28. whisking until entirely incorporated. Whisk in bourbon and return to medium heat. Cook
  29. whisking constantly
  30. for 1 to 2 minutes. Whisk in salt.
  31. Cut the pudding into squares and serve with warm bourbon sauce.

Servings: 12

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