Bourbon Sauce For Bread Pudding And Bread Pudding Soufflé

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 large eggs
• 3 large egg yolks
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon bourbon (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a medium bowl or the bowl of your electric mixer combine eggs, yolks and sugar, whisk to combine.
• 2 place your mixing bowl over a pan of hot water over low heat and stir continuously until it reaches 165°f.
• 3 i like to start the water off at well below the boiling point and slowly raise the temperature until it's just shy of boiling.
• 4 do not whisk this mixture too much at this stage or you will incorporate too much air and take too long to heat.
• 5 if water starts to boil or you see steam coming off your mixture remove from the heat for a few seconds and whisk.
• 6 getting this mixture too hot will cause eggs to cook.
• 7 after desired temperature is reached, use the whip attachment for your electric mixer and beat on high speed until thick and cooled to just warm to the touch.
• 8 beat in vanilla and optional bourbon, serve asap.
• 9 the mixture will keep in the fridge for a day or so before it starts to separate.
• 10 variations: use , flavored liqueur or various extracts in lieu of bourbon.