Irish Bread Pudding
By: Anonymous
Published: Monday, January 4, 2010 - 5:53am

Ingredients




Serves12
1/4 cup light butter, melted
1 French bread baguette (10 ounces), cut into 
1/2 cup raisins
1/4 cup Irish whiskey
1 3/4 cups low-fat milk (1 percent)
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 can (12 ounces) evaporated skim milk
2 lrg eggs, lightly beaten
Cooking spray
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Preparation

1 Brush melted butter on one side of French bread slices and place bread, buttered side up, on a baking sheet. Bake bread at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or until lightly toasted. Cut bread into 1/2 inch cubes and set aside. 2 Combine raisins and whiskey in a small bowl. Cover and let stand 10 minutes or until soft. Do not drain. 3 Combine low-fat milk, sugar, vanilla, evaporated milk and eggs in a large bowl. Stir well with a whisk. Add bread cubes and raisin mixture, pressing gently to moisten. Let stand 15 minutes. 4 Spoon bread mixture into a 13-by-9 inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Combine cinnamon and 1 tablespoon sugar. Sprinkle over pudding. 5 Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes or until set. Serve warm with caramel whiskey sauce (recipe follows).