Steak House Bread Pudding

A steak house staple. Just like Grandma us to make.

BREAD PUDDING

Ingredients
1 stick sweet butter
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1 tablespoons vanilla extract
1/2 quart milk
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 tablespoons cinnamon
a pinch of nutmeg
a pinch of salt
1 tablespoons bourbon
6 eggs, beaten
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 8 oz loaf French bread cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 small apple, peeled, cored and cut into 1/2-inch dice
1/2 quart half & half
vanilla ice cream as needed

Directions
Combine sugars and divide in half. Add cinnamon, eggs, vanilla, bourbon and salt to half of the sugar.

In a saucepan, combine milk, half & half and butter with the other half of the sugar and bring to a boil.

Whisk milk mixture into egg mixture, add raisins and apples. Add bread cubes and let stand until soaked through to center. Stir in a few raisins from the bottom and sprinkle a few on top.

Pour into buttered baking dish (8 x 10 x 3 inches) and bake at 375° for 45 minutes. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream. Top with whiskey sauce.

SWEET CREAM SAUCE
2 cups heavy cream
1 1/2 cups sugar
8 egg yolks (whites discarded)
1 tsp vanilla extract

Place cream and 3/4 cup sugar in pot. Mix well and heat until it starts to boil.

Place egg yolks, remaining sugar and vanilla in separate bowl.  Mix until well blended.

Whisk simmering cream into egg mixture and mix well. Transfer mixture into double boiler for 8-12 minutes, stirring constantly.

Pass through strainer and cool.

WHISKEY SAUCE
2 cups Sweet Cream Sauce
3 tbs Jack Daniel's

Measure out sweet cream and Jack Daniel's and whip together well.

Refrigerate.