Consolidated "Potluck" thread
Dec 12, 2009 | 12:28 am
#31
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I agree with Missy on the homemade mac and cheese (I've got a recipe for 5 Cheese Mac that's delish...).
I went to a potluck tonight and brought a Triple Mint Chocolate Cream Pie that was amazing and went over well. And the pie is amazingly simple to make.
I went to a potluck tonight and brought a Triple Mint Chocolate Cream Pie that was amazing and went over well. And the pie is amazingly simple to make.
Dec 12, 2009 | 12:35 pm
#36
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Location: Central Mass
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Pumpkin is a vegetable, no? Just use a green one. Or throw some pistachios in it.
If it weren't for the fact that we cant bring anything alcoholic (it's a school) I would so want that Bread pudding with whiskey carmel sauce.
If it weren't for the fact that we cant bring anything alcoholic (it's a school) I would so want that Bread pudding with whiskey carmel sauce.
Dec 12, 2009 | 1:49 pm
#37
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I also think we need that bread pudding recipe, wanderingviolet. Well, at least the sauce recipe.
Dec 12, 2009 | 10:15 pm
#38
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: ORF
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The bread pudding was a hit as usual 
. I mistyped earlier, the sauce is actually a spiced caramel rum sauce but you could use whiskey or a variety of other spirits. The alcohol is really just for flavor, you can easily omit it for a non alcoholic version.
Bread pudding
8 large eggs
5 cups milk
1 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1-pound loaf cinnamon challah or cinnamon-swirl bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 cup golden raisins ( i use dried cranberries because that's what I have on hand)
Butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Whisk eggs in large bowl to blend. Add milk, sugar, cream, and vanilla; whisk to blend well. Stir in bread and raisins. Pour mixture into prepared baking dish. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 350F. Bake pudding uncovered until puffed and golden, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Cool slightly (pudding will fall). Serve warm with Caramel Rum Sauce.
Caramel sauce
1 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
1/2 cup whipping cream
2 tablespoons spiced rum or dark rum
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Stir brown sugar and butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat until melted and smooth, about 2 minutes. Add cream, rum, and cinnamon and bring to simmer. Simmer until sauce thickens and is reduced to 1 1/2 cups, about 5 minutes. Serve warm.
. I mistyped earlier, the sauce is actually a spiced caramel rum sauce but you could use whiskey or a variety of other spirits. The alcohol is really just for flavor, you can easily omit it for a non alcoholic version.Bread pudding
8 large eggs
5 cups milk
1 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1-pound loaf cinnamon challah or cinnamon-swirl bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 cup golden raisins ( i use dried cranberries because that's what I have on hand)
Butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Whisk eggs in large bowl to blend. Add milk, sugar, cream, and vanilla; whisk to blend well. Stir in bread and raisins. Pour mixture into prepared baking dish. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 350F. Bake pudding uncovered until puffed and golden, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Cool slightly (pudding will fall). Serve warm with Caramel Rum Sauce.
Caramel sauce
1 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
1/2 cup whipping cream
2 tablespoons spiced rum or dark rum
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Stir brown sugar and butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat until melted and smooth, about 2 minutes. Add cream, rum, and cinnamon and bring to simmer. Simmer until sauce thickens and is reduced to 1 1/2 cups, about 5 minutes. Serve warm.