Light Amaretto Bread Pudding

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 loaf french bread (16-ounce)
• 1 quart 1% low-fat milk
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1 egg
• 3 egg whites
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons almond extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup sliced almonds, toasted
• 3/4 cup golden raisin, optional
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 4 tablespoons amaretto liqueur

Recipe

• 1 break up bread into small pieces.
• 2 place in a medium bowl and cover with 1% low-fat milk.
• 3 preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 4 grease a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with the butter.
• 5 in a small bowl, beat together egg, egg whites, sugar and extracts.
• 6 stir into bread mixture.
• 7 gently fold almonds and raisins, if using, into bread mixture.
• 8 spread bread mixture evenly in baking dish.
• 9 set on middle rack in oven and bake for 1 hour or until lightly golden, cool.
• 10 for sauce, stir together butter, buttermilk and sugar over very low heat in a small saucepan.
• 11 continue stirring until sugar is dissolved and butter is melted.
• 12 combine cornstarch with amaretto, stirring until cornstarch is completely dissolved.
• 13 add to butter mixture, increase heat to medium and stir until mixture boils and thickens slightly.
• 14 to serve, cut the bread pudding into squares and spoon a scant tablespoon of sauce over each serving.