Recipe - Brioche Pudding With Raisins And Rum

2/3 cup Golden or dark raisins
3 tablespoon Dark rum
1 Brioche loaf (recipe
follows),; halved
1 Stick (4 ounces) unsalted
butter
2 cup Milk
2 cup Heavy cream
Three fourths cup Sugar
1 Vanilla bean,; halved
8 lg Eggs

The day before, if possible, bring raisins to a boil in a pan of water and
drain. Place plumped raisins in a plastic container that has a
tightfitting cover and sprinkle with the rum.

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Melt the butter and cool it slightly.

Cut half the brioche loaf into thin slices. Cut remaining brioche in
1/2inch dice.

Butter a 2 quart baking dish and add minced brioche. Strew with the raisins
and half the butter. Dip one side of each remaining slice of brioche into
the butter and arrange the bread, buttered side up and slightly overlapping
on top of minced brioche and raisins.

Combine the milk, cream, sugar and vanilla bean in a saucepan. Bring the
mixture to a boil over medium heat.

Whisk the eggs until liquid in a large mixing bowl, then strain the milk
mixture and whisk it into the eggs. Do not overbeat or the custard will
have a great deal of foam on the surface. Strain the custard back into the
pan and skim the foam from the surface with a large spoon. Pour the custard
over the brioche slices in the dish, pouring so that the bread is evenly
soaked and rises to the surface.

Place the baking dish in another larger pan and pour warm water into the
pan to come halfway up the side of the baking dish. Bake the bread pudding
for about 45 minutes, until the custard is set and the brioche is an even
golden color.
Recipe By :COOK'S CHOICE SHOW #CH1222

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #263

Date: Sun, 27 Oct 1996 20:59:38 0500

From: Meg Antczak meginny@node1.frontiernet.net