Easy Panettone Bread Pudding With Warm Brandy Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 eggs
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
2 1/2 cups half-and-half cream
1 cup pecans
1 (30 ounce) panettone (Italian bread with citron)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup butter (1/2 stick)
Brandy Sauce ingredients
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup half-and-half cream
1/3 cup brandy or 1/3 cup Bourbon
1/2 cup butter (1 stick)

Preparation

Melt 1/2 stick butter in 9 x 13-inch glass baking pan.
Take Panettone bread that has been cut in 2x2-inch squares and press into the buttered dish.
Mix all other ingredients (except the pecans) in a bowl, stirring to combine well, and pour evenly over the cut up Panettone.
Sprinkle pecans on top.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
Brandy Sauce:
Place all brandy sauce ingredients in sauce pan.
Heat gently and stir often. Don't over cook- only about 5 minutes.
Scoop bread pudding into twelve individual serving dishes, drizzle 2 spoonfuls of warm brandy sauce over top of each serving. Enjoy!