Pumpkin Walnut Bread Pudding With Kentucky Bourbon Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 Tbsp. plus 2 tsp. unsalted butter (at room temperature) in all
1 c. half and half
1 1/2 c. heavy cream
5 large eggs
1/2 tsp. grated orange zest
5 Tbsp. granulated sugar
6 Tbsp. light brown sugar, in all
1 Tbsp. minced fresh ginger
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
2 Tbsp. Grand Marnier
2 c. cooked and mashed pumpkin
8 slices white bread, with crusts, torn into 2-inch pieces
1/2 c. chopped walnuts
2 c. Kentucky Bourbon Sauce (recipe follows)
fresh mint sprigs

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Lightly grease an 8-cup ovenproof casserole dish or mold with 2 teaspoons of the butter.
In a large bowl, whisk together the half and half, cream, eggs and orange zest.