Bread Pudding
8-10 hamburger buns left out to dry and torn into pieces, put in 9 x 12 ish pan
Mix in bowl:
7 egg yolks (put the egg whites in non plastic bowl for meringue)
4 cups milk
1/2 cup of half and half
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons of vanilla
1-2 teaspoons of cinnamon
1/2 stick of unsalted butter, melted (leave a little to put on top)
Pour over bread. With a fork, push bread into milk mixture. Dab butter on top.
Bake @ 325 degrees for 1 hour 15 minutes.
Meringue
Let 7 egg whites sit out in metal or glass bowl for about 30 min.
Beat until stiff peaks when lifting mixer beaters.
Add as you continue to mix:
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Slowly add 14 tablespoons of sugar (2 Tablespoons for each egg)
Beat until stiff.
Spoon meringue around perimeter, sealing edges. Fill in center with spoonfuls of meringue.
(High peaks of meringue will burn)
Bake @ 400 degrees for 5-7 minutes. Watch closely for it to brown some.
Sauce
Melt:
1 stick of unsalted butter and remove from heat for at least 10 minutes
Mix well:
1 egg
1/3 cup half and half, overflowing
Pour into butter
Add to mixture:
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon rum extract
Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until sugar is dissolved and mixture begins to boil.
Remove from heat. Serve warm next to bread pudding.
