PUDDING
1 qt half-and-half
3/4 cup sugar
5 eggs, jumbo
3 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
9 cup fresh french bread cubes
1 cup milk chocolate chips
TOPPING
4 tbsp butter, lightly salted, at room temperature
1/4 cup sugar
2 tbsp brandy
1 egg
WHISKEY SAUCE
2 tbsp jack daniel's black label whiskey
4 tbsp butter, lightly salted
1 1/2 cup whipping cream
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
Directions
1. FOR THE PUDDING: Combine half-and-half, sugar, eggs, vanilla,
cinnamon and nutmeg in a bowl. Beat by hand for 3 minutes.
2. Cut bread into 1-inch square cubes. Add them to the half-and-half
mixture. Let soak for 30 minutes, occasionally tossing gently.
3. Spoon soaked bread and leftover liquid into a buttered 10-inch
cake pan. Push chocolate chips into pudding mixture. Set aside.
4. FOR THE TOPPING: Beat butter with an electric mixer until light and
fluffy. Add sugar, brandy and egg. Beat at medium speed for 1 minute.
Scrape down the sides of the bowl, then beat at high speed for 1
minute. Pour topping over bread.
5. Bake in a preheated 375-degree oven for 1 1/2 hours. Let cool
about 15 minutes.
6. FOR THE WHISKEY SAUCE: Combine sauce ingredients in a saucepan.
Simmer for 4 minutes, lightly whisking occasionally.
7. To serve: Cut pudding into serving-size pieces. Top with whiskey
sauce. Serve warm.
Makes 9 to 12 servings.
Source: The Original Crawdaddy Bayou Restaurant in Wheeling, Illinois
(printed in the Chicago Sun Times, January 15, 1997)
Servings: 9 servings
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