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Try this for your Christmas dinner it is sure to be well received.

The trick is to really get the bread saturated.

a friend of mine gave me this recipie for bread pudding from the Commanders Palace in New Orleans (snipe optional :-)).

1 stick (4 oz.) unsalted butter, softened
1 c. sugar
5 eggs, beaten
1 pt. heavy cream
dash of cinnamon
1 T. vanilla extract (the real stuff!)
1/4 c. raisins
12 slices of fresh or stale French bread, cut 1 in. thick
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In large bowl, using a hand-held electric mixer, beat together the butter and sugar til creamy. Add the eggs, cream, vanilla and cinnamon, beat til thoroughly combined. Stir in raisins. Pour the mixture into a 9 in. square baking pan.
Place the bread slices flat in the pan and let stand for 5 min, soaking the liquid. Turn the bread over and let stand for 10 min. longer. Push the bread down so that most of it is submerged. Don't break up the slices.
Set the pan in a larger pan and pour in enough water to reach within 1/2 in. of the top of the inner pan. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 35 min. Uncover the pudding and bake for 10 min., til the top is browned and the pudding is still soft.
Spoon the pudding onto plates and pass the Whiskey Sauce!

Whiskey Sauce
1/2 t. cornstarch
1 c. heavy cream
1 c. sugar
Pinch of cinnamon
1 T. unsalted butter
1 T. bourbon or other whiskey
In a small bowl, dissolve the cornstarch in 1/4 c of water.
In a med. saucepan, combine the cream, sugar, cinnamon and butter. Bring to a boil over high heat and cook, stirring frequently to dissolve the sugar (about 3 min) Stir in the cornstarch mixture and cook til the sauce thickens slightly (about 3 min) Remove from heat and stir in the bourbon.
Serve the sauce slightly warm.

Walk in beauty,
Rebecca

Rebecca,

/*\ Namaste :-}}

- CP is a great eat

- but who said snipe is optional??

bagl,

- thanks for the recisnipe

Reiki all around,

all blessings,

Firekeeper

Hi Rebecca

Thank you. I will give this one a try.

Do you have any asy cookie recipes as well (LOL)

Namaste

Rob

Rob,

Tons of them. If you raeally want some I will send some of my Christmas ones to you.

Walk in beauty,
Rebecca

firekeeper,

well as you know snipe aren't always co-operative and aren't always lurking in the larder. When they are available they are always a welcome addition to most any dish.

You are welcome. Enjoy.

bagl

hugs
Walk in beauty,
Rebecca

Rebecca,

/*\ Namaste :-}}

- well, I suppose that means that we are optional.

bagl, bagl, bagl.

- have a great weekend

reiki all aorund,

all blessings,

notyetageezerFirekeeper

Dear notyetageezer,

:-))

depends I suppose upon your perspective and interpretation of 'we', but it is an inspired concept.

bagl

Walk in beauty,
stillacroneRebecca

my dearest stillacroneRebecca,

/*\ Namaste :-}}

- yes, my pal Hamish the Haggis was delighted to hear that we have the awareness to grasp that it is not that he and his relations are "uncooperative" but that we are optional

>:-}}

reiki all around,

all blessings,

stillnotageezerFirekeeper

Hi Rebecca
Yes please, I would love to try them.
Lesley has many recipes for them, but has yet to share (LOL) (hint hint)

Namaste

Rob

Rob,

Give me a couple of days and I'll send you my christmas recipes.

Have a Merry,
Walk in beauty,
Rebecca

Hi Rob,

Sent and sent. If you use any of them let me know how it went.

Merry, Merry,
Walk in beauty,
Rebecca

Hi Rebecca

Thanks all got, I will give a few of them a try and let you know how it went

Many Thanks

Rob