Pumpkin Bread Pudding Brulee
- 1 34 cups half-and-half cream
- 34 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 9 slices cinnamon raisin bread
- 34 cup canned pumpkin puree
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon Amaretto (hazelnut liqueur) or 1 teaspoon Frangelico (hazelnut liqueur)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 14 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 pinch salt
- 6 tablespoons whipping cream
- 6 tablespoons packed golden brown sugar
- Stir half and half and 3/4 cup sugar in medium saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves.
- Remove saucepan from heat; cool mixture to lukewarm.
- Spread butter over 1 side of each bread slice.
- Cut bread into 3/4 inch pieces.
- Divide among six 1 1/4 cup souffle dishes or custard cups.
- Whisk pumpkin, yolks, liqueur, vanilla, nutmeg and salt in medium bowl until blended.
- Add half and half mixture; whisk until smooth.
- Pour pumpkin custard over bread in dishes, dividing equally.
- Let stand thirty minutes, occasionally pressing on bread to submerge.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place souffle dishes in large roasting pan.
- Pour enough hot water into roasting pan to come halfway up sides of souffle dishes; tent loosely with foil.
- Place roasting pan in oven.
- Bake puddings until knife inserted into center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.
- Cool,cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Before serving, preheat broiler.
- Spoon 1 Tablespoon whipping cream over top of each pudding.
- Sprinkle 1 Tablespoon brown sugar over each.
- Broil puddings until tops are bubbly and golden brown, watching closely to avoid burning, about 2 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
cream, sugar, unsalted butter, cinnamon raisin bread, pumpkin puree, egg yolks, egg, frangelico, vanilla, ground nutmeg, salt, whipping cream, golden brown sugar
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pumpkin-bread-pudding-brulee-381271 (may not work)