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CHRISTMAS BREAD PUDDING

Category: Crock Pot

Author: Ashley

Date: 1/1/2007

Rating:

(3.0) by 1 users

Ingredients:

9 Whole wheat bread slices
3 Egg yolks, beaten
1 1/2 C. Light cream
1/3 C. Sugar
1 dash Salt
1 1/2 tsp. Vanilla extract
2/3 C. Light raisins
2/3 C. Dark raisins
1/3 C. Candied red cherries, halved
1 C. Water
Sherry Sauce Ingredients:
2 Eggs, beaten
2 Tbls. Cream sherry
1/4 tsp. Vanilla
1/2 C. Whipping cream

Instructions:

Remove crusts from bread, set crusts aside for another use. Cover bread slices with paper towels and let stand overnight. For custard, in heavy medium saucepan combine 3 egg yolks, light cream, sugar and salt. Cook and stir over med. heat. Continue until mixture coats a spoon. Remove from heat, cool at once by placing pan in sink of ice water. Stir for 2 minutes. Stir in 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla. Cover surface with plastic wrap. In small bowl, combine raisins, set aside. Combine cherries. Pour only 2/3 C. warm sherry over raisins, pour remaining sherry over cherries. Fold cut bread (about 9 C.) into custard until coated. Grease a 6 1/2-C. tower mold (without tube). Drain raisins and cherries, reserving sherry. Arrange 1/4 of cherries in bottom of mold, sprinkle 1/3 C. raisins into mold. Add 1/4 of bread mixture. Sprinkle with 2 Tbls. reserved sherry. Repeat layers 3 times, arranging cherries and raisins near edges of mold. Lightly press last layer with back of spoon. Pour remaining sherry over all. Cover mold tightly with foil. Set mold into 3 1/2 or 4 quart crock pot with liner in place. Pour 1 C. water into crock pot around mold. Cover, cook on low-heat about 5 1/2 hours or high for 3 hours or until pudding springs back when touched. Remove mold from crock pot and let stand for 10 minutes. Carefully unmold onto serving platter. Serve warm with sherry sauce (below). Sherry Sauce: In mixing bowl: combine 2 egg yolks, powdered sugar, 2 Tbls. sherry and 1/4 tsp. vanilla. Beat whipping in small mixing bowl until soft peaks form. Gently fold whipped cream into egg yolk mixture. Cover and chill until serving time. Serve warm.