Egg Nog Bread Pudding

Egg Nog Bread Pudding. Eggnog is a holiday tradition and, in fact, it is one of those few items that you can really only find during the holiday season (unless you make it yourself, of course). It is rich, eggy and has a unique flavor to it. Most people drink it straight, or with a bit of liquor added to it, but eggnog can be used for all kinds of other things in the kitchen. Its eggy flavor lends itself particularly well to custard-based dessert, like this bread pudding.

Bread pudding is a bread-based dessert popular in many countries’ cuisines, including that of Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Cuba, France, Germany, Ireland, Malta, Mexico, the Netherlands,Slovakia, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom, as well as the Creole people of Louisiana and others in the southern United States. In other languages, its name is a translation of “bread pudding” or even just “pudding”, for example “pudín” or “budín” in Spanish; also in Spanish another name is “migas” (crumbs). In the Philippines, banana bread pudding is popular. In Mexico, there is a similar dish eaten during Lent called capirotada. The finished pudding is very Christmasy, with a wonderful flavor and aroma of vanilla and eggnog. This bread pudding is baked in a loaf pan and should be served in slices (this actually makes it much easier to portion than bread pudding baked in a big casserole dish). Let it cool completely in the pan before slicing to ensure that the pudding sets up, then reheat slices in the microwave before serving.

Egg Nog Bread Pudding with Rum Sauce

Prep Time: 30 Bake Time: 45 Servings: 16

• 2 cups eggnog
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 10 cups french bread cubes
• Raisins optional

SAUCE

• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 2 Tablespoons rum
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 13 by 9 inch baking dish with
2. nonstick cooking spray. In large bowl combine all bread pudding
3. ingredients except bread and raisins., blend until smooth with
4. wire whisk, fold in bread cubes and raisins. Pour into the
5. prepared dish. Bake 350 for 40 to 45 minutes or until set.

RUM SAUCE:

1. in a small saucepan, combine all rum sauce ingredients.
2. Cook over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil, stirring
3. constantly. Boil 1 minute. Remove