Bread Pudding (RDC)

Ingredienser

12 Biscuits

½ cup coarsely chopped dried cherries (or cherry flavored Craisins)

8 oz. White chocolate chips

3¼ cup Heavy Cream

½ tsp Vanilla

3 Lg Eggs

2 Lg Egg Yolks

½ C Granulated Sugar

2 tbsp Ground Cinnamon (optional) (good)

1½ tsp nutmeg (optional, not tried yet)

½ tsp Ground Cloves (optional, not tried yet)

Instruktioner

1. Cook biscuits according to directions

2. Generously butter the bottom and sides of a casserole dish.

3. Once biscuits are cooled, crumble in large bowl and toss with cherries and half of the white chocolate. Transfer mixture to prepared casserole.

4. Pour cream into medium saucepan. Add vanilla to cream. Bring cream to gentle boil, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Add remaining chocolate chips. Let stand 30 second to melt chocolate; stir until smooth.

5. In mixing bowl, whisk together eggs and yolks until blended. Whisk in sugar. Slowly add hot cream mixture, whisking constantly. Pour cream mixture over bread mixture in pan. Let stand for 30 minutes.

6. Meanwhile, position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°. Cover pudding with piece of buttered foil. Bake for 35-40 minutes, until set, then remove foil from top of pan and bake another 10 minutes, until lightly browned.

Cool completely on wire rack.