Drunken Bread Pudding With Amaretto Sauce Recipes

NEW ORLEANS BREAD PUDDING WITH AMARETTO SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven 375 and grease a 9x13 pan(I use a disposable for easy clean up).
• Place bread cubes in a large bowl. In another bowl, mix together well, milk, sugar, eggs, vanilla, amaretto, cinnamon. Pour over bread and let soak for 10-20 minutes.
• Pour into buttered 9x13 dish and bake for 45 to 1 hour till center is done and browned on top(for moister pudding add another pan of water on the rack below).
• Cool 10 minutes before serving with sauce.
• For sauce: I always double this!
• Melt butter in a sauce pan. Wisk in powdered sugar, then amaretto.
• ENJOY!

AMARETTO BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Place bread cubes, half and half, sugar, eggs, almond extract and almonds in large mixing bowl.
• Mix until well combined.
• Pour mixture into a buttered 9 x 13 inch pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F.
• for 35 minutes or until set.
• When pudding is almost finished baking, place butter in a saucepan and melt slowly.
• Add powdered sugar and beaten egg.
• Mix quickly so that the egg doesn't cook before it is incorporated.
• Cook until smooth and incorporated.
• Add almond liqueur.
• Cut pudding into 12 squares and serve warm with warmed sauce and whipping cream.
• NOTE: I found it easier to mix all liquids and sugar together first, then add bread.

BREAD PUDDING WITH AMARETTO SAUCE

Steps:

• Spread the bread cubes in a single layer in a large shallow baking pan. Bake in a 300 degree oven for 10 to 15 minutes or until bread cubes are dry; stirring several times. Place dry bread cubes in a greased 2 quart casserole square baking dish. Set aside.
• In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together egg yolks, whipping cream, half and half, sugar and the vanilla. Pour egg mixture over bread. Use the back of a large spoon to gently push down on the bread cubes, making sure bread absorbs the egg mixture. Cover and chill 4 hours or overnight.
• Bake uncovered in 325 degree oven for 45 to 50 minutes or until puffed and a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool slightly. Serve warm with Amaretto Sauce or maple syrup.
• Amaretto Sauce: 1/2 cup packed brown sugar, 1/3 cup light colored corn syrup, 1/4 cup amaretto, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.
• In a heavy small saucepan, combine brown sugar, corn syrup and amaretto. Cook stirring frequently, over medium heat until mixture just comes to boiling. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Serve warm with bread pudding. Makes about 3/4 cup sauce.

AMARETTO BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Cook's note: When not using the Amaretto sauce, add 4 tablespoons of Amaretto liqueur to the bread mixture.
• Preliminaries: Break the bread into small pieces and place in a medium bowl.
• Cover with the half-and-half.
• Cover the bowl and let stand for 1 hour.
• Grease a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with the butter.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
• In a small bowl beat together the eggs, sugar, and almond extract.
• Stir the mixture into the bread and milk.
• Gently fold in the raisins and almonds, if desired.
• Spread the mixture evenly in the prepared dish.
• Bake 50 minutes, until golden.
• Remove and cool.
• Sauce: In the top of a double boiler over simmering water, combine butter and sugar.
• Stir constantly until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture is very hot.
• Remove from the heat and whisk in the egg.
• Continue whisking untiln the sauce has come to room temperature.
• Add the liqueur.

EASY BREAD PUDDING WITH AMARETTO SAUCE

Steps:

• Pudding:.
• Preheat oven to 350°.
• In a large bowl mix bread cubes and raisins so they are well dispersed.
• drizzle melted butter onto of bread and raisins.
• In a separate bowl mix beaten eggs, milk, whipping cream, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla until well incorporated.
• Add egg mixture to bread and fold until bread is well soaked.
• Turn bread mixture into a well greased casserole or baking dish, using spatula spread mixture out evenly in pan.
• Bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Check center with toothpick for doneness. If toothpick does not come out clean bake additional 3 minutes.
• Sauce:.
• Add milk, cream, vanilla and sugar to saucepan and heat over medium low heat stirring often just until it begins to boil. Remove from heat.
• In a small mixing bowl whisk corn starch to amaretto until there are no lumps.
• Add amaretto mixture to saucepan and whisk over low heat until sauce thickens and is smooth - about 2 minutes.
• Sauce should be served warm. Sauce can be stored for up to 3 days ahead.

AMARETTO BREAD PUDDING RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Tear french bread loaf into bite-sized pieces, place in a medium size bowl Pour quart of half and half over bread and soak for one hour, stirring occasionally In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together 1/2 stick of melted butter, 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar and 3 eggs. Then stir in 2 tablespoons almond extract and 3/4 cups sliced almonds. Put soaked bread pieces into a buttered 9 x 13 glass dish. Pour almond mixture over the top. Bake in a 325°F preheated oven for 45 minutes. SAUCE FOR AMARETTO BREAD PUDDING: Cook 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup powdered sugar in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly, until hot. Allow the sugar mixture to cool to room temperature. Whisk in 1 egg and 1/4 cup Amaretto. After the bread pudding is cooked, slice it lengthwise and crosswise in the baking dish. Spoon sauce mixture over the top. Then, put the pudding back into the oven under the broiler until the sauce bubbles. WATCH CAREFULLY! It is really easy to burn the top of the pudding at the end. It is important to bring the sauce to a bubble, to cook the egg in the topping.

ALMOND AMARETTO BREAD PUDDING WITH AMARETTO SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Grease a 9 x 11 x 2 inch baking pan with butter or margarine.
• 2. Cut or tear French bread into 1/2 - 1 inch pieces. Soak in milk and condensed milk until all milk is absorbed.
• 3. In separate bowl, mix eggs, sugar, almond and vanilla extracts and Amaretto.
• 4. Combine all ingredients, then stir in raisins. Fold in cinnamon - most of the cinnamon will stay on the surface (it doesn't have to be evenly mixed.)
• 5. Pour into buttered baking dish and sprinkle the top with almonds pieces and a little cinnamon. Bake at 350º F for 40-55 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• 6. SAUCE DIRECTIONS:
• 7. In a small bowl, dissolve the cornstarch in the Amaretto and whisk until smooth.
• 8. In a medium saucepan, scald cream over medium heat. Add the Amaretto slurry to the hot cream and whisk constantly. Bring mixture to a boil then reduce heat and cook for 30 seconds, whisking constantly.
• 9. Remove saucepan from the heat and add sugar. Whisk until sugar is dissolved and allow sauce to cool down before serving with bread pudding.
• 10. NOTE: I don't use raisins in this recipe but if you love raisins in your bread pudding then add them. It's good both ways.

DRUNKEN BREAD PUDDING WITH AMARETTO SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Butter 11x7-inch baking dish.
• In bowl whisk eggs and yolks, Whisk in granulated sugar and cinnamon until blended.
• Whisk in half and half, raisins and 2 tablespoons Amaretto until combined and sugar has dissolved.
• Add bread; stir to coat in egg mixture.
• Cover; refrigerate for 15 minutes. Stir and refrigerate 15 minutes more.
• Pour bread and egg mixture into baking dish; Pour any remaining egg mixture over bread.
• Bake 30 minutes; sprinkle with almonds.
• Bake 10 to 15 minutes more or until set. (If top is browning too quickly, tent with foil).
• Cool.
• Sauce: In pot melt butter over medium heat.
• Add remaining Amaretto; bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Cook 30 seconds, reduce heat to medium.
• Gradually whisk in powdered sugar until dissolved; remove from heat.
• Transfer to bowl; cover and cool.
• Serve bread pudding with sauce and if desired, whipped cream.