Ok, if you have ever tried anything I have ever suggested, you have got to believe me on this. IT IS THE BEST BREAD PUDDING EVER!!!!! A friend and I were having lunch at Nordstroms today and we remembred that we had ordered this on our birthdays and how delicious it was. So we knew that we had to order it again, after having their grilled chipolte lime shrimp salad. We began to ask the waiter what type of bread it was made from and he told us all about it and then left the table. In a few minutes he returned with a recipe in hand for our wonderful dessert. What a gift to receive, as I leave the Butter Belt for the land of sushi and granola…I am sharing it with you because you will be tasting a little bit of heaven at the first bite. Trust me on this.
8 – 10 slices stale baguette bread (brioche works well too)
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1 cup milk
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 lb chopped white chocolate
2 whole eggs
6 egg yolks (beat theyolks and the eggs together)
A round cake pan or small square pan works well with this. Spray pan with Pam and line with parchment paper. Break up stale bread and place in pan. Bring milk, cream and sugar to a simmer. Whisk in chopped white chocolate. Temper this mixture in egg mixture. Pour over bread, making sure that bread is immersed in custard. Let sit in refrigerator until bread soaks up custard. Bake in 350 degree oven uncovered. Check after half hour. Pudding should be set but should still jiggle when shaken. Allow pudding to cool completely. Cut into serving size when cool and bake in oven at 350 degrees for approx 7 min before serving.
White Chocolate Sauce
1/3 qt heavy cream
1/2 lb white chocolae cut into broken pieces
1 cup white Corn syrup, (Karo works great)
Directions:
Bring cream to a simmer, 190 degrees, in a small sauce pan.
Remove from heat and stir in broken white chocolate until smooth and completely melted.
Stir in corn syrup and then cool in an ice bath. (this is simply putting the bowl that has the mixture in a bigger bowl, that is filled with ice cubes. Cover and store in refrigerator until needed. Then drizzle over heated bread pudding and top with mint leaves and fresh raspberries on top of bread, after you have drizzled the sauce on top of the bread…
Chocolate Castles 