Banana-Cinnamon Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce
Tusker House, Animal Kingdom
14 ounces Cinnamon Bread
12 ounces Milk
8 ounces Liquid Eggs
4 ounces Brown Sugar
4 ounces White Sugar
10 each Ripe Bananas
1 tablespoon Cinnamon
1 tablespoon Vanilla
¼ teaspoon Nutmeg
4 ounces Raisins
4 ounces Pecans
2 ounces Butter Blend
3 ounces Sanding Sugar
Dice cinnamon bread into 1 inch squares and place into a 12 inch round pan.
In a large bowl, mix the other ingredients except for the bananas, sanding sugar and butter. Mash up 6 bananas and add them to the egg mixture. Slice up the remaining bananas and add them to the panned cinnamon bread. Pour the egg mixture over the bread/sliced bananas and let stand for about 20 to 30 minutes. Bake at 325 degrees for about 25 minutes. Brush the top with the butter blend and dust with the sanding sugar.
Serve warm with vanilla sauce. (recipe follows)
Vanilla Sauce
4 ½ teaspoon Butter Blend
4 ½ teaspoon Flour
¾ cup Sugar
1/8 teaspoon Salt
1 ¼ cup Milk
1 cup Whipping Cream
1 each Egg, Beaten
½ tablespoon Vanilla Paste
On medium heat melt butter in a small sauce pan, add flour and cook for about 5 minutes stirring continuously. In a small mixing bowl mix together the remaining ingredients. Add this to the flour and butter stirring with a whisk until the mixture thickens (about 5 to 8 minutes.) Serve warm or chilled.