Pumpkin Walnut Bread Pudding With Kentucky Bourbon Sauce

• 1 Tbsp. plus 2 tsp. unsalted butter (at room temperature) in all
• 1 c. half and half
• 1 1/2 c. heavy cream
• 5 large eggs
• 1/2 tsp. grated orange zest
• 5 Tbsp. granulated sugar
• 6 Tbsp. light brown sugar, in all
• 1 Tbsp. minced fresh ginger
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 2 Tbsp. Grand Marnier
• 2 c. cooked and mashed pumpkin
• 8 slices white bread, with crusts, torn into 2-inch pieces
• 1/2 c. chopped walnuts
• 2 c. Kentucky Bourbon Sauce (recipe follows)
• fresh mint sprigs

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0.
2. Lightly grease an 8-cup ovenproof casserole dish or mold with 2 teaspoons of the butter.
3. In a large bowl, whisk together the half and half, cream, eggs and orange zest.

unsalted butter, heavy cream, eggs, orange zest, sugar, light brown sugar, fresh ginger, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, vanilla, grand marnier, pumpkin, white bread, walnuts, kentucky bourbon sauce, mint sprigs

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=231051 (may not work)