1 large loaf whole wheat French bread – or bread of choice
4
½ cups milk, using 1 can of evaporated milk, 3 cups half & half, and the rest
milk
1
vanilla bean or 1 teaspoon vanilla
¾
cup sugar
1
bag white chocolate chips
7
egg yolks
2
eggs
¼
teaspoon cinnamon
½
cup chopped pecans, toasted
2tablespoons
butter
2
tablespoons sugar
Preheat
oven to 350 degrees. Place butter in a 9" x 13” baking dish and place pan in oven until butter has melted. Take out the pan and make sure butter is spread
all over the bottom and sides of the baking dish and set the dish aside.
Break
bread into pieces and place in a large mixing bowl. In a large saucepan add the milk, sugar, vanilla
bean or vanilla, and 1/2 bag of white chocolate chips can cook over medium
heat. Cook until the milk is hot and the chocolate chips have melted. Pour milk
mixture over bread cubes and mix well.
Now stir the other half of the chocolate chips into the bread mixture. Pour the bread mixture into the baking
dish. Spread the toasted pecans over the
top and sprinkle the whole top with sugar.
Bake for 40 minutes covered with non-stick foil, remove foil, and bake
for another 10 -15 minutes until the top is golden brown. Serve warm with White Chocolate Sauce.
White Chocolate Sauce
½
cup heavy cream
2
tablespoons butter
8
ounces white chocolate, chopped
Heat
cream and butter together, take off the heat, and add the chopped white
chocolate. Let sit for 2 minutes and stir
until the white chocolate is melted and the sauce is smooth. Serve warm over bread pudding.
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