...this guy
...recently moved home to New Orleans. He, J, is a great guy and an even better friend. He's someone with whom you can get into a shouting match during a heated debate and then have a great time laughing about a sophomoric joke the next day. In gratitude for all he'd done for us, I decided to surprise him with real, traditional Louisiana Bread Pudding. So I called in some favors from...
this girl.
Ignore that guy. He refused to drink with us in NOLA.
He learned his lesson after he was dropped off in the 9th Ward overnight.
That girl was an old friend of J's. She'd housed Captain No-Fun and us in NOLA before ever meeting us, so I knew I could abuse her generosity further by asking for her input on the Bread Pudding. I looked around different cookbooks and websites, deciding to combine two recipes into one. I ran it by Lady Generous and I was off to make one of the most unhealthy desserts ever wrought from my small, pale hands.
When I begin to describe this Bread Pudding to people, I am frequently met with remarks referring back to one's mother and how said mother's recipe could not be beat. Well you know what? Your mother didn't use doughnuts for the bread.
You read that right. I bought a dozen glaze doughnuts and staled them out in a bag for days, using that as the bread for the Bread Pudding. Conclusion: your mom did not know the real deal.
The first step is to soak the stale doughnuts in milk until they are nice and mushy. You can't overwork them because they'll turn into actual mush. You must walk the line while plagued with doubt.
While the doughnuts are soaking, you prepare the bourbon sauce, adding as much bourbon as you like. I, apparently, like it a lot. Once the sauce is ready, you basically add spices, eggs, sugar, vanilla, and raisins gingerly. The doughnuts are very delicate at this point and they must be treated as such in order to result in the proper fattening of loved ones.
After baking what will become the Bread Pudding, you plate it and add the bourbon sauce. None of us were prepared for how strong yet delicious this would be and so some had to wait before driving home.
It might look like slop, but this shit is tasty!
So to J and Lady Generous, thank you for everything. I hope to see you both again soon!
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