Two for the price of one….
As luck would have it, I get to celebrate two Thanksgivings every year: Canadian and American. For American Thanksgiving we go out for a nine course meal at my favorite restaurant. So for Canadian Thanksgiving I do the cooking. My picky husband of course sometimes makes that a bit of a challenge. So other than the fact that he doesn’t want turkey I pretty much do my own thing and he can pick and choose what he wants from what I made.
Today we will be having a roasted chicken, plain ol’ mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, cranberry-pear chutney, sausage apple stuffing, rolls and pumpkin bread pudding. He wont touch the bread pudding so I was sure to buy him ice cream for dessert. I on the other hand will be eating a heaping bowl of bread pudding…though most likely a few hours after dinner. 
It’s nice to get the chance to count my blessings up twice a year instead of just once. It’s been a more than crazy year and it is good to set aside time to be thankful for all that I have.
So Happy Thanksgiving to those to whom it applies to!
Pumpkin Raisin Bread Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce
Bread Pudding
1 loaf raisin bread(for recipe go here)
1 cup canned pumpkin
2 eggs
3 egg yolks
1 cup heavy cream
½ cup whole milk
¾ cup sugar
1 ½ TBSP pumpkin pie spice
Preheat oven to 350F.
1.Tear raisin bread into pieces and place into baking dish(mine was a 9 by 11).
2 Whisk together the eggs, egg yolks and pumpkin together in a large bowl. Add the sugar and whisk until combined. Add the heavy cream, milk and pumpkin pie spices. Whisk until completely incorporated.
3.Pour the custard over the bread. Press down the bread pieces until the bread is soaked with the custard.
4.Place pan into another pan that will hold a water bath. Bake the bread pudding for 45-55 minutes. You may want to check at the 45 minute mark to see if the custard is setting up, if not cook for another 10 minutes. Cool 10 minutes and serve warm with butterscotch sauce.
Butterscotch Sauce
3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup light corn syrup
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
Combine brown sugar, corn syrup, and margarine in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil for 1 minute; remove from heat. Stir in cream and vanilla immediately. Cool; store in the refrigerator.
Stir before serving over ice cream, puddings, or desserts.
Makes about 1 1/2 cups of butterscotch sauce.
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October 8th, 2007 at 2:49 pm
Happy Thanksgiving — we are also a two-Thanksgiving household, though crazy Canadian husband would rather be watching hockey than carving a turkey….
October 8th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
Looks delicious—love bread pudding with sauce!
October 8th, 2007 at 4:13 pm
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! (I’d join you for the breadpudding but you know what we had for dessert here and I could not eat another bite!
October 8th, 2007 at 4:42 pm
What a menu! Hope you loved every bit of it. Happy Thanksgiving, Peabody!
October 8th, 2007 at 5:21 pm
Pumpkin raisin bread pudding. Yum! I’m thankful there is you, out there sharing recipes with all of us.
Happy healthy holiday wishes to you and your picky husband!
October 8th, 2007 at 5:41 pm
Yum, I’ve never had it with butterscotch sauce. I’ll have to remember this the next time I make bread pudding.
October 8th, 2007 at 5:54 pm
wow, what a feast you had for Thanksgiving! oh my goodness, once again, your latest creation is simply spectacular – Pumpkin Raisin Bread Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce? Such a sophisticated, innovative dessert for Thanksgiving. Happy Holidays! :0)
October 8th, 2007 at 7:19 pm
MMMM…. i love bread pudding! and pumpkin at that!
October 8th, 2007 at 8:33 pm
Lucky duck – Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, and you get two of them! (That pudding sounds delicious.)
October 8th, 2007 at 9:11 pm
Happy Thanksgiving! The bread pudding looks wonderful, and I might have to make it this Thanksgiving as I am sure it will be a hit with my hubby. And that sauce…I could bathe in it!
October 8th, 2007 at 10:42 pm
omg this looks good!!!
that sauce, is over the top too, i cant wait to make it
October 8th, 2007 at 10:49 pm
Happy Thanksgiving to you Pea! I thank you for your friendship and all your drool-worthy desserts and cakes. I also thank you for the 100 kilos I have put on since I came across your blog. This looks out of the world! Hugs!
October 9th, 2007 at 12:53 am
Two Thanksgivings sounds just about right to me! Double pleasure and good eats!
The bread pudding looks fab especially with that sauce.
October 9th, 2007 at 2:34 am
I hope you have a fun time. Nine courses…phew!!!
October 9th, 2007 at 2:36 am
I never thought of pumpkin bread pudding, but now you’ve planted the idea it sounds like an incredibly sensible one. Happy first Thanksgiving – I’m also in the Thanksgiving as favorite holiday camp, but mainly because I’m a turkey fiend.
October 9th, 2007 at 4:08 am
Oh boy.. could this bread pudding nudge out the croissant bread pudding?? I’ll have to let you know.
Happy belated Thanksgiving!
xoxo
October 9th, 2007 at 6:00 am
Lucky you, to celebrate Thanksgiving twice. I’ve never made bread pudding and this looks so gooey delicious with that butterscotch sauce!
October 9th, 2007 at 7:28 am
mmm…this looks like it’ll be a new favorite of mine!
October 9th, 2007 at 7:34 am
How fun that you get to celebrate twice!! And I wouldn’t complain if my husband didn’t like this and I got to eat it all myself – it looks fantastic!!
October 9th, 2007 at 8:22 am
Everyday should be a day of Thanksgiving, don’t you think?! Especially if we all get to come over and eat all that yummy food. HA. Happy Thanksgiving! Looks awesome.
October 9th, 2007 at 9:23 am
This looks amazingly good. I’m totally drooling. Happy first Thanksgiving!
October 9th, 2007 at 9:55 am
Looks great,and such a beautiful photos.Like always tou are a magnificent cooker.
Good bye
October 9th, 2007 at 10:07 am
Gosh, you just reminded me, it has been far too long since I had bread pudding! I bet its delicious with butterscotch sauce!
October 9th, 2007 at 10:45 am
How wonderful to celebrate Thanksgiving twice! But why oh why must you post such delectable and tempting recipes that are so hard to resist and that are so slimming on the waistline??!!
October 9th, 2007 at 3:41 pm
That’s pretty neat to celebrate two T-givings, especially given that you don’t have to cook for both (which restaurant do you go to and is it a degustation menu?). Sounds like quite the spread too – yum!
October 9th, 2007 at 3:44 pm
Happy Thanksgiving Peabody! That bread pudding looks divine – definitely I’ll be saving room for dessert!
October 9th, 2007 at 5:23 pm
i saw this photo on tastespotting and *knew* it came from you – i looooooooooooooooove bread pudding and this is a killer version of it. delicious, as usual
October 9th, 2007 at 7:38 pm
Happy Thanksgiving! How nice to be able to celebrate twice. I love pumpkin bread pudding and look forward to your second holiday meal.
October 9th, 2007 at 8:15 pm
yum!! i think i’m going to have to try that using the leftover pumpkin muffins i froze….
October 10th, 2007 at 4:37 pm
Happy Thanksgiving, a little late. The menu sounds divine, especially that bread pudding…love the bread pudding. Pumpkin pudding is so perfect for this time of year.
October 11th, 2007 at 12:13 am
Happy Thanksgiving, both celebrations sound lovely.
October 14th, 2007 at 3:14 pm
Sounds fabulous! Lucky you, getting Thanksgiving 2X!
Have a Happy, Happy!
October 15th, 2007 at 3:04 pm
You always make such delicious looking things and this is definitely no exception. Plus I love anything with pumpkin!
October 18th, 2007 at 8:21 am
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November 21st, 2007 at 10:19 am
I’m SOOO making this instead of pumpkin pie this year. Wish me luck!
December 15th, 2008 at 11:18 am
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