September 22 - National White Chocolate Day

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Title: Resal's White Chocolate Bread Pudding
Categories: Desserts, Puddings, Breads, Booze, Dairy
Yield: 7 Servings

6 Croissants; day-old, in 1"
- cubes
1/4 c Butter; melted
1/4 c Butter; cold
1 qt Half & half; divided
8 oz White chocolate; divided
3/4 c Sugar
1 tb Vanilla extract
7 Eggs Sauce

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1 c Whipping cream
8 oz White chocolate; in small
- pieces
1/4 c Baileys Irish Cream

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1/2 c Sugar
1/2 c Whipping cream; room temp
1 tb Butter; cold, cut-up
1 ts Vanilla extract
1 ts White rum

Set oven @ 350ºF/175ºC. Butter a 9" X 13" X 2" pan.

Cover bottom of the buttered pan with croissant cubes.
Drizzle the melted butter over the cubes. Bake until brown,
about 4 minutes; remove from the oven.

In a small sauce pan, heat but do not boil, the
half & half. Break half of the white chocolate into small
chunks. In a medium bowl, place the chunks. Pour the hot
half & half over the chocolate. Whisk until smooth. Stir
in sugar, mixng well. Add the vanilla, then whisk in the
eggs. Pour the mixture over the croissants; soak 10 minutes.
Shave remaining chocolate; stir into mix. Dot top with bits
of cold butter. Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour.

TO MAKE THE WHITE CHOCOLATE BAILEYS IRISH CREAM SAUCE, in a
double boiler, bring the 1 cup of whipping cream to a boil.
Add the white chocolate pieces. Mix until the sauce is
smooth. Stir in 1/4 cup Baileys.

TO MAKE THE RUM CARAMEL SAUCE, in a dry nonstick saucepan
over high heat, melt the 1/2 cup of sugar and stir while
cookng until it browns to a caramel color. Add the 1/2 cup
of whipping cream; stir until smooth. Add the 1 tablespoon
of cut-up cold butter, stir until smooth. Add the 1 teaspoon
of vanilla and 1 teaspoon white rum.

Serve bread pudding hot topped with the sauces.

Makes 6 to 8 servings.

Recipe by: Resa's Prime Steakhouse and Piano Bar, 14641
Gladebrook Drive, Houston, Texas

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September 22 - National White Chocolate Day

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Title: Pecan, Cranberry & White Chocolate Pie
Categories: Pies, Fruits, Nuts, Chocolate, Pastry
Yield: 12 Servings

4 lg Eggs
1 lb Box light brown sugar
1 1/3 c Light corn syrup
2/3 c Maple syrup
2 ts Sea salt
2 c Pecans
2 c Dried cranberries
2 c White chocolate chips
2 Deep dish pie shells

Mix first five ingredients.

Place one cup of each, pecans, cranberries, and white
chocolate chips in each pie shell.

Divide the pie filling equally between the two pies.

Mix filling well with a spatula.

Bake in a 350ºF/175ºC oven for 30 minutes, turn pies and
bake 25 to 35 minutes more.

Pies should have even coloring and move just a bit in the
middle.

Recipe Yield: 2 pies

From: http://www.oystergeek.com

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