bread pudding with bourbon sauce

How To Make bread pudding with bourbon sauce

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  PUDDING:
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  In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, add the raisins and pour over the bourbon. Stir to coat and when it’s about to simmer, remove from the heat; let the fruit macerate for 30 minutes.
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  Scoop up the soaked raisins into a bowl using a slotted spoon and reserve the liquid for later.
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  Preheat oven to 350º and grease a 3-quart baking dish with butter; set aside.
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  In a medium saucepan over medium-heat, add butter, half-and-half, milk, sugar and ground sea salt.
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  Stir until the sugar dissolves and heat the mixture until the bubbles begin to form around the edges and the milk starts to steam – make sure it doesn’t simmer.
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  Remove from the heat and temper the beaten eggs by slowly adding a little amount of the hot mixture at a time, whisking constantly.
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  When the egg temperature is brought up, add the mixture to the saucepan, whisking continuously.
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  To this, add pure vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, freshly ground nutmeg and the reserved bourbon. Whisk the ingredients until nicely blended and set aside.
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  Add half of the bread cubes to the prepared baking dish and half of the soaked raisins; repeat the layers.
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  Pour over half of the custard. Press down gently with clean hands to compact the bread mixture before pouring the rest of the custard over.
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  Transfer the casserole to the preheated oven and bake for 40 minutes.
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  About 25 to 30 minutes through cooking, cover with foil to prevent the top from getting too dark; continue baking for the remaining time.
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  BOURBON SAUCE:
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  While the pudding is baking, make the sauce. In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter before adding flour; whisk constantly for 2 minutes.
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  Pour in a small amount of milk while whisking continuously and continue adding until it’s all in and the mixture is smooth without any lumps; whisk for 2 minutes.
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  Add sugar, bourbon and ground sea salt. Whisk constantly for 2 to 3 minutes.
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  Remove bread pudding from the heat and sprinkle on confectioners’ sugar. Serve warm with a generous spoonful of hot bourbon sauce.
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