Donut Bread Pudding with Butter Rum Sauce

From Harold Kelly
Mélange Catering

Going to someone’s house for Thanksgiving dinner? Here’s a dish that you can make in a jiffy and take with you. It’s sure to wow your host!

Donut Bread Pudding with Butter Rum Sauce
Serves 6-8

Ingredients
1 or 2 dozen store bought donuts
1 – 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
1 cup chopped nuts (your choice-pecans, walnuts, hazelnuts)
2 eggs, beaten
1 – 9 ounce box raisins
1 pinch salt
1 or 2 tsp ground cinnamon (to taste)
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Cut donuts into cubes. Place in a bowl.
2. Pour all other ingredients on top of donuts and let soak for a few minutes.
Mix all ingredients together until donuts have soaked up the liquid as much as possible.
3. Place in greased baking dish and bake for about 1 hour until center has jelled.
4. Serve warm and top with Butter Rum Sauce.

Butter Rum Sauce
Ingredients
1 stick butter
1 pound box confectioner’s sugar
Rum, to taste
Directions
1. Melt butter in a saucepan and slowly stir in confectioner’s sugar until dissolved.
2. Add rum and heat until bubbly.
3. Pour over each serving of Donut Bread Pudding.
4. Serve warm.

Retro Desserts for Thanksgiving

Impress your family and friends on Thanksgiving with two retro desserts: Sticky Toffee Pudding and Baked Alaska. It’s said that Sticky Toffee Pudding originated in England, and Baked Alaska was named to commemorate acquisition of the northern territory by the United States in the late 1800s. Chef David Grossman, owner of Branchwater Tavern, shows food radio talk show host, Cleverley Stone, how to make these two desserts, including easy shortcuts for Baked Alaska.

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For more information about food, wine and dining in Houston, catch Cleverley’s radio show,
Saturdays at Noon on Talk 650 AM.