Ingredients
- 6 slices sourdough bread
- 1 pint half and half
- 6 eggs
- 3 medium apples
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 1 tbsp bacon drippings
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp allspice
- 2 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp sage
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp white pepper
- 6 tbsp butter
- 1/4 cup Calvados
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 2 tbsp corn starch
- salt
- white pepper
- sage
For the Bread Pudding:
For the Sauce:
Instructions
- Cut bread into cubes. Slightly stale bread is best. Dry bread in 200 degree oven for 15 minutes if bread is not stale.
- Core apples and cut into bite sized pieces
- Heat skillet with bacon drippings over medium heat. Saute apples with salt and white pepper until soft, about 10 minutes.
- Combine bread cubes, apples and dried cranberries in a large mixing bowl.
- In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, half and half and remaining spices.
- Pour milk mixture over bread mixture and combine thoroughly. Allow combined ingredients to soak for at least 4 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Fill greased cups of popover pan evenly with pudding.
- Bake for 1 hour or until puffy and golden brown.
- Melt butter in a sauce pan over medium heat.
- Dissolve corn starch in 1/4 cup of stock.
- Add remaining stock and Calvados to butter.
- Whisk in dissolved corn starch.
- Bring to a boil and reduce heat.
- Season to taste.
For the Bread Pudding:
For the Sauce:
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http://www.paulandangela.net/blog/2007/01/11/savory-bread-pudding-with-calvados-hard-sauce/
Available March 2012
2 comments
Benito says:
January 12, 2007 at 5:22 pm (UTC -6 )
Any advice on finding Calvados in the Memphis area? I was looking for some a few months ago and finally just used brandy with a splash of apple juice.
Mama Squirrel says:
January 12, 2007 at 9:49 pm (UTC -6 )
We found Calvados a few months ago at Kirby Wines and Liquors. They had several labels to choose from then and seem to keep a fairly good inventory overall.