Banana Bread Pudding from Williams Sonoma
- 5 ounces crustless white bread, cut into 3/4 inch cubes (pullman loaf)
- 3 ounces vanilla wafers, roughly broken by hand
- 2 very ripe bananas
- 4 whole eggs, plus 2 egg yolks
- 12 cup sugar
- 2 cups heavy cream
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
- Place bread cubes on a baking sheet.
- Toast in oven until dried about 15 minutes, watching carefully so they don't brown.
- Let cool to room temperature, Place bread cubes in a large bowl and add vanilla waffers pieces.
- Set aside.
- Increase oven temperature to 375 degrees, Place bananas on foil-lined baking sheet.
- Roast until peels are blackened, the juices ooze out and the bananas are very soft, about 45 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a bowl, whisk together whole eggs, egg yolks, and sugar.
- Set aside.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, warm the cream until it just simmers.
- Scoop banana flesh into a blender.
- Pour any juices from the baking sheet into the blender and blend until a smooth puree forms.
- Gently whisk the puree into the warm cream.
- Slowly whisk about half the cream mixture into the egg mixture, then whisk the egg mixture into the saucepan with the remaining cream mixture.
- Pour the custard over the bread cubes and vanilla wafer mixture.
- Let stand, stirring occasionally,until ther bread cubes are very soft, about one hour.
- Not all of the custard will be absorbed.
- Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees.
- Bring a pot of water to boil over high heat.
- Pour the bread mixture into an 8" square, nonstick pan and place the pan into a nonstick 9x13" pan.
- Fill the larger pan with boiling water to reach 1/2 way up sides of 8" pan.
- Cover larger pan with foil and bake for 40 minutes, Remove foil, increase oven temperature to 400 degrees and bake additional 25 minutes.
- Remove both pans from oven, remove 8" pan from water bath and allow to cool for 10 minutes.
- Serve warm or at room temperature with vanilla ice cream.
white bread, vanilla wafers, very ripe bananas, eggs, sugar, heavy cream
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/banana-bread-pudding-from-williams-sonoma-458338 (may not work)