Cranberry-White Chocolate Bread Pudding with Creme Anglaise

• Bread Pudding
• 24 each whole eggs
• 36 each egg yolks
• 1-1/2 gal. heavy cream
• 1-1/2 qt. milk
• 1-1/2 qt. sugar
• 2 qt. white chocolate, chopped
• 5 Tbsp. orange zest, divided Safeway 1 lb For $0.79 thru 02/09
• 6 gal. French bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 1-1/2 qt. vanilla wafers, chopped
• 2-1/4 qt. fresh cranberries
• Creme Anglaise
• 1-1/2 cups JELL-O Vanilla Instant Pudding
• 2-1/4 qt. milk

1. Bread Pudding: Beat whole eggs and egg yolks with whisk until well blended; set aside.
2. Mix heavy cream, milk and sugar in large saucepan; bring just to boil on low heat, stirring frequently.
3. Add white chocolate; stir until completely melted.
4. Remove from heat.
5. Gradually whisk in egg mixture.
6. Stir in 1/4 cup of the zest (or stir in 2 tsp.
7. of the zest for trial recipe).
8. Spread half the bread cubes evenly onto bottoms of 6 half-hotel pans (or onto bottom of 1 half-hotel pan for trial) sprayed with cooking spray.
9. Sprinkle with half each of the chopped wafers and cranberries.
10. Repeat layers.
11. Pour 2 qt.
12. of the chocolate mixture over cranberries in each pan; gently press bread into chocolate mixture with back of spoon.
13. Cover pans with foil.
14. Let stand 30 min.
15. Bake, covered, in 300F-convection oven 1 hour 15 min.
16. Uncover; bake an additional 8 to 10 min.
17. or until tops are golden brown.
18. Cool.
19. Refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight.
20. Cut dessert in each pan into 9 (4x3-inch) pieces.
21. Creme Anglaise: Beat pudding mix, milk and remaining 1 Tbsp.
22. zest (or remaining 1/2 tsp.
23. zest for trial recipe) with whisk until well blended.
24. Refrigerate several hours or until chilled.
25. Stir before using.
26. For each serving: Place 1 serving of Bread Pudding on microwaveable plate.
27. Microwave on HIGH 20 to 30 sec.
28. or until heated through.
29. Serve topped with about 1 Tbsp.
30. Creme Anglaise.

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Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/cranberry-white-chocolate-bread-pudding-creme-anglaise-112204.aspx (may not work)