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Bananas Foster Bread Pudding


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10 oz bread -- stale, crumbled
1 1/2 cup milk
1 1/2 cup cream
1 cup banana liqueur
2 cup sugar
8 tablespoon butter -- melted
4 large eggs
2 tablespoon vanilla
5 medium bananas -- cut up
1 cup pecans -- chopped
1 tablespoon cinnamon
----BANANAS FOSTER SAUCE----
1 each stick butter
2 cup dark brown sugar
4 oz banana liqueur
4 oz dark rum
1 ground cinnamon

Combine all ingredients; mixture should be very moist but not soupy. Pour into buttered 9x12" or larger baking dish. Place into non-preheated oven. Bake at 350 degrees for approx. 75 minutes, until top is golden brown. Serve warm with sauce. Bananas Foster Sauce: Melt butter and add brown sugar to form a creamy paste. Let this mixture caramelize over heat for approx. 5 minutes. Stir in banana liqueur and rum. Heat and ignite. Agitate to keep flame burning, and add a few pinches of voodoo magic (ground cinnamon) to the flame. Let flames go out and serve warm over warm bread pudding. Recipe By : New Orleans School of Cooking