French Quarter Bread Pudding
Description
This is an old family heirloom from my French auntie. Serve with a lemon or bourbon sauce. Enjoy!
Ingredients
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1 (1 pound) loaf French bread
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1/2 cup chopped pecans
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1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
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3 eggs
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1 cup half-and-half cream
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1 1/4 cups milk
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1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1 cup white sugar
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1/4 cup golden raisins
Directions
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Cut bread into 1 inch thick slices. Arrange bread slices and pecans on a baking sheet and drizzle with melted butter; toast lightly.
2
In a large bowl, beat together eggs, cream, milk, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar and vanilla. Put bread and pecans in a lightly greased 7x11 in casserole dish. Pour egg mixture over bread. Make sure that bread slices are saturated with liquid.
3
Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes, until golden. Serve warm.