Date Bread and Butter Pudding With Easy Boozy Toffee Sauce

Name: Date Bread and Butter Pudding With Easy Boozy Toffee Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons butter, softened plus extra for greasing; 10 slices white bread, crusts removed (good quality bread); 1 cup pitted dates, chopped; 1 1/2 cups cream; 2/3 cup milk; 3 eggs; 1/3 cup superfine sugar, plus 2 T; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 tablespoon light brown sugar, for sprinkling; whipped cream; 8 tablespoons butter; 1 1/4 cups light brown sugar; 1 cup cream; 1/4 cup brandy; 1/4 cup sweet sherry

Submitted by CookingONTheSide

"From Family Circle magazine"

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Ready In:: 1hr 15mins
Ingredients:: 15
Serves:: 8

ingredients

4 tablespoons butter, softened plus extra for greasing
10 slices white bread, crusts removed (good quality bread)
1 cup pitted dates, chopped
1 ¹⁄₂ cups cream
²⁄₃ cup milk
3 eggs
¹⁄₃ cup superfine sugar, plus 2 T
¹⁄₂ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon light brown sugar, for sprinkling
whipped cream
Toffee Sauce
8 tablespoons butter
1 ¹⁄₄ cups light brown sugar
1 cup cream
¹⁄₄ cup brandy
¹⁄₄ cup sweet sherry

directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease an 8-inch square ovenproof baking dish.
Butter all bread slices.
Set aside 4 bread slices and cut remaining 6 in half to make triangles.
Place the 4 whole slices, buttered sides up, in dish.
Sprinkle chopped dates over top.
Arrange bread triangles, buttered sides up, on top to cover dates.
Heat cream and milk in a saucepan, bringing almost to a boil.
Meanwhile, whisk eggs, sugar and vanilla in a heatproof bowl, then pour the hot milk/cream combo on top, whisking as you go, to make a custard.
Pour over bread and let soak for 20 minutes.
Sprinkle brown sugar over bread.
Place baking dish in a large roasting pan and carefully pour enough hot water into roasting pan to come halfway up side of dish.
Bake 50-60 minutes or until golden and center is just set.
For toffee sauce:
Place butter, sugar and cream in a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring throughout.
Boil 4 minutes or until sauce has thickened.
Remove pan from heat, let cool 1 minute, then add brandy and sherry.
Makes 1 3/4 cups sauce.
Serve bread with toffee sauce and whipped cream.
Note: Bread pudding can be made a day ahead, then reheated for about 10 minutes in a 350 degree oven until hot in center.

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