CHRISTMAS CROISSANT PUDDING WITH SOUR CREAM AND BROWN SUGAR SAUCE
Categories Dessert Bake Christmas Prune Raisin Brandy Winter Sour Cream Bon Appétit Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 300°F. Generously butter 8-cup pudding mold, metal bowl, or soufflé dish and sprinkle with sugar. Combine milk, butter, and 1/2 cup sugar in heavy medium pot. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean. Simmer gently over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves and mixture is fragrant, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes (do not boil). Remove pot from heat; cover and let steep 15 minutes. Remove vanilla bean. Whisk eggs in large bowl to blend. Gradually whisk in hot milk mixture.
- Whisk flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt in very large bowl to blend. Add croissant pieces, prunes, raisins, almonds, and lemon peel. Toss until croissant pieces are evenly coated and mixture is well blended. Pour milk mixture over. Let soak 10 minutes.
- Transfer croissant mixture to prepared baking dish, pressing to pack mixture into dish. Cover dish with plastic wrap and place in roasting pan. Pour enough hot water into roasting pan to come halfway up sides of baking dish. Cover roasting pan with heavy-duty aluminum foil. Oven-steam pudding until custard is set and pudding is puffed, about 2 hours. Carefully remove aluminum foil (steam will be released). Transfer covered pudding to rack and cool 1 hour. (Pudding can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Resteam in 300°F oven 45 minutes to heat through before serving.)
- Whisk sour cream, brown sugar, and orange peel in medium bowl to blend. Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated.)
- Remove plastic wrap from warm pudding. Invert onto rimmed platter. Pour brandy over pudding. Carefully ignite brandy. When flames subside, slice pudding into wedges and serve with dollop of sour cream and brown sugar sauce.
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Robert Torres
[email protected]This was a great recipe! The pudding was easy to make and it turned out delicious. I will definitely be making this again.
Khadija Shabbier
[email protected]This pudding was a bit too sweet for my taste, but my husband loved it. I think next time I will use less brown sugar in the sauce.
Lukley Lukes
[email protected]This was a great way to use up leftover croissants. The pudding was easy to make and it turned out delicious. The sour cream and brown sugar sauce was a perfect complement to the croissants.
victor komen
[email protected]I made this for my family on Christmas morning and it was a huge success! Everyone loved it, even my picky kids. The croissants were so soft and buttery, and the sauce was the perfect amount of sweetness. I will definitely be making this again next y
Nardos solomon
[email protected]This Christmas croissant pudding was a hit at our holiday brunch! It was easy to make and the results were delicious. The croissants were light and fluffy, and the sour cream and brown sugar sauce was the perfect finishing touch. I will definitely be