New Orleans Style

I've been in New Orleans this week, having a great time with some of the other Nine Naughty Novelists. So here's a recipe for my favorite New Orleans dessert,  Enjoy!

Bread Pudding

Ingredients

1 loaf French bread

6 cups milk

4 eggs

2 cups sugar

4  teaspoons  vanilla extract

2 teaspoons  pumpkin pie spice

8 tablespoons butter, melted

 1 cup raisins

Directions

Soak bread in milk until it crumbles

Break bread up into small pieces

 In a separate bowl, beat eggs and sugar together

Add butter, raisings and egg mixture to bread and mix well

Pour mixture into buttered baking dish.

Bake for an hour, or until pudding is firm

Serve in individual dishes with whiskey sauce

 Makes 6 servings.

Whiskey Sauce

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups milk

1 cup sugar

3 tablespoons cornstarch

1/4 cup water

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup bourbon

Directions:

Combine milk and sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir until sugar is dissolved.

Combine cornstarch with water until smooth.

Add cornstarch/water mixture to milk and sugar and bring to a boil, stirring constantly (approx. one minute).

Remove from heat and stir in butter and bourbon. 

And check out these other blogs for more tasty treats:

http://moirakeith.com/2012/10/23/get-your-irish-on/ 

http://selenarobinsmusings.com/2012/10/22/the-postman-the-zookeeper-and-a-diamond-pig/