"Best" Bread Pudding

[Zazzy]

Why are all my recipes for desserts?  Well, most anyway.  I am really in the mood for bread pudding and this comes from Cook's Illustrated and is my all time favorite recipe.  Up until this, I never really used a recipe....  It was always good, but this, honestly, is better.

2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
4 large eggs
1 large egg yolk
2 1/2 cups whole milk
2 1/2 cups heavy cream
3 tablespoons bourbon
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3/4 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly ground
1/4 teaspoon salt
12 ounces good quality American Style soft white bread, sliced and cubed
1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter

1.   Adjust oven rack to lower middle position and heat to 375°F/190°C. Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.

2.   Whisk together eggs, yolk, and sugar in a large bowl and blend well. Whisk in milk, cream, bourbon, vanilla, nutmeg, and salt. Stir in bread and let stand 20 minutes.

3.   Pour in baking dish. Brush exposed bread with melted butter and sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top. Bake until pudding is a rich golden brown and beginning to rise up the sides of the baking dish, and jiggles very slightly in the center when shaken. About 45-50 minutes. Let cool until set, about 45 minutes.

[Phatzeau]

This is so close to mine it's spooky... even to the extra yolk, wow.  I substitute good dark rum ( Meyer's ) for the bourbon in mine and I soak a 1/2 cup of raisins in the rum and throw them in too.  Now you have me hungry for this too... grrrrrr not helping my diet at all this wonderful site

[sewisit]

This bread pudding looks very interesting too, I think I'll give it a try and let you all know how it comes out.