Bread Pudding Souffle With Whiskey Sauce
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
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Bread Pudding
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (use a high-quality extract, not an imitation)
- 5 cups day-old French bread, cut into 1-inch cubes (see Note)
- 1⁄3 cup raisins
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Whiskey sauce
- 1 1⁄2 cups heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons cold water
- 1⁄3 cup sugar
- 1⁄3 cup Bourbon
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Meringue
- 9 medium egg whites, at room temperature
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
directions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Grease an 8-inch square baking pan.
- To make the bread pudding, combine the sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large bowl.
- Beat in the eggs until smooth, then work in the heavy cream.
- Add the vanilla, then the bread cubes.
- Allow the bread to soak up the custard.
- Scatter the raisins in the greased pan, and top with the egg mixture, which will prevent the raisins from burning.
- Bake for approximately 25 to 30 minutes or until the pudding has a golden color and is firm to the touch.
- If a toothpick inserted in the pudding comes out clean, it is done.
- It should be moist, not runny or dry.
- Let cool to room temperature.
- To make the sauce, bring the cream to a boil, combine the cornstarch and water, and add the mixture to the boiling cream, stirring constantly.
- Return to a boil, then reduce the heat and cook, stirring, for about 30 seconds, being careful not to burn the mixture.
- Add the sugar and bourbon, and stir.
- Let cool to room temperature.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F, and butter six 6-ounce ceramic ramekins.
- To make the meringue, be certain that you use a bowl and whisk that are clean and that the egg whites are completely free of yolk.
- This dish needs a good, stiff meringue, and the egg whites will whip better if the chill is off them.
- In a large bowl or mixer, whip the egg whites and cream of tartar until foamy.
- Gradually add the sugar, and continue whipping until shiny and thick.
- Test with a clean spoon.
- If the whites stand up stiff, like shaving cream, when you pull out the spoon, the meringue is ready.
- Do not overwhip, or the whites will break down and the soufflé will not work.
- In a large bowl, break half the bread pudding into pieces using your hands or a spoon.
- Gently fold in a quarter of the meringue, being careful not to lose the air in the whites.
- Place a portion of this mixture in each of the ramekins.
- Place the remaining bread pudding in the bowl, break into pieces, and carefully fold in the rest of the meringue.
- Top off the soufflés with this lighter mixture, to about 1 1/2 inches over the top edge of the ramekin.
- With a spoon, smooth and shape the tops into a dome over the ramekin rim.
- Bake immediately for approximately 20 minutes or until golden brown.
- Serve immediately.
- Using a spoon at the table, poke a hole in the top of each soufflé and spoon the room-temperature whiskey sauce into the soufflé.
- Note: New Orleans French bread is very light and tender.
- Outside New Orleans, use only a light bread.
- If the bread is too dense, the recipe won't work.
- Italian bread is suggested as the most comparable.
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Reviews
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I can only rate half of this because I used the sauce on another recipe. I used it with Recipe #101212 because I have a pregnant friend who can't have the alcohol, this way with the sauce whoever wanted it could have it. The sauce was easy to make once I got the cream to boil, came together nice and have a nice whiskey flavor over the banana cake and ice cream. Thanks for a great recipe and an idea for an alternative.
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