Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter
4 eggs
1 cup light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Pinch ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3 cups heavy cream
1 cup milk
6 cups 1/2-inch day-old bread cubes
2 cups crumbled Pecan Pralines, recipe follows
2 cups Anglaise Sauce, recipe follows

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350

degrees F. Grease muffin tins with the butter.

In a mixing bowl, whisk the eggs, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla together. Whisk in
the cream and milk. Fold in the bread and pralines. Cover the mixture with plastic wrap
and refrigerate for 2 hours.

Spoon the filling into each muffin tin. Place the muffin tin on a baking sheet and bake
for about 30 to 35 minutes or until the center is firm. Serve the pudding with the
Anglaise sauce.

Ingredients

Pecan
Pralines:

Directions

1 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup heavy cream
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons water
1 cup pecan halves

In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine the light brown sugar, granulated sugar, heavy
cream, butter, and water. Place over a medium-high heat and stir constantly until the
pralines reach the softball stage, 238 to 240 degrees F. Add the pecans to the candy, and
pull the pan off the stove. Continue to stir the candy vigorously with a wooden spoon
until the candy cools, and the pecans remain suspended in the candy, about 2 minutes.
Spoon the pralines out onto a parchment or aluminum foil lined sheet pan and cool
completely before serving.

Yield: 12 (3-inch) pralines

Ingredients

Creme
Anglaise:

Directions

2 cups heavy cream
1 cup milk
1/2 vanilla bean, split and scraped
6 large egg yolks
1/2 cup granulated sugar

Heat the heavy cream, milk, and vanilla bean in a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan over

medium heat. Place the egg yolks and sugar in a heatproof mixing bowl and beat until pale
yellow in color and all of the sugar has dissolved. Temper about a half cup of the cream
mixture into the egg mixture and whisk vigorously to incorporate well. Add the egg mixture
to the saucepan with the cream mixture and cook, stirring constantly with a whisk, or
wooden spoon. Be sure to stir in the corners of the pot and lower the heat slightly. Stir
the mixture for 4 to 5 minutes or until the custard has thickened enough to coat the back
of a spoon.

Remove from the stove and strain the custard through a fine mesh sieve into a clean bowl.
Place the bowl in another bowl half-filled with ice and water to cool the custard. To
chill the custard faster, stir it occasionally with a spoon.

Yield: approximately 4 cups