Lazarus Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce
Best bread pudding recipe with a vanilla custard bottom and a lovely rich whiskey sauce for serving. Decadent and utterly delicious. Turns stale bread into true comfort food.
Yield
12 servingsPrep
35 minCook
25 minReady
60 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ¾ | pound |
bread
french or sourdough |
|
| ¼ | cup |
pecans
toasted |
|
| 4 | ounces |
butter
melted |
|
| Custard mix | |||
| 2 | cups |
sugar
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 8 | large |
eggs
large |
|
| 5 ½ | cups |
milk
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| Whiskey sauce | |||
| 8 | ounces |
butter
melted |
|
| 2 | cups |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 2 | large |
egg yolks
beaten well |
|
| 1 | ounce |
whiskey
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 340.2 | g |
bread
french or sourdough |
|
| 59 | ml |
pecans
toasted |
|
| 115.6 | ml/g |
butter
melted |
|
| Custard mix | |||
| 473 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 8 | large |
eggs
large |
|
| 1.3 | l |
milk
|
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| Whiskey sauce | |||
| 231.2 | ml/g |
butter
melted |
|
| 473 | ml |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 2 | large |
egg yolks
beaten well |
|
| 28.9 | ml/g |
whiskey
|
|
Directions
HOW TO MAKE BREAD PUDDING
Break bread into medium pieces, or roughly 1 inch (2 ½ cm) cubes. Add the pecans and toss with the melted butter. Arrange in a buttered 9 by 13-inch (23 by 33 cm) baking dish .
In a bowl, blend the eggs, salt, and sugar lightly with wire whip. Add the vanilla extract and milk. Blend and strain. Pour over the bread and nuts in pan.
Bake at 350℉ (180℃) in a pan of boiling water (filled about 1/2 way up the sides) for 30 to 40 minutes. Test with a knife.
Allow time to cool and let the custard set up.
WHISKEY SAUCE
Melt the butter. Whip in sifted powdered sugar. Fold in eggs and whisk constantly over low heat until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Be careful not to allow the eggs to heat up and scramble! Whisk in the whiskey.
HOW TO SERVE BREAD PUDDING
Scoop out portions onto serving plates. Serve the whiskey sauce for bread pudding warm at tableside, dividing sauce evenly over each serving.
