September 5, 2010

Chocolate Bread Pudding Filled With Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Chef Koon is surrounded by Southern Peanut Growers Conference attendees who attended his food presentation which featured the bread pudding recipe. Shawn C. Koon Executive Chef - Edgewater Beach Resort 1 tsp. Unsalted butter 4 large eggs 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar ½ tsp. Ground cinnamon 1/8 tsp. Freshly grated nutmeg 1 tsp. Pure vanilla extract 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted 2 cups half and half 10 sliced day-old white bread (lightly toasted and cut into ½ inch cubes) 1 ½ cup chopped Reese’s Peanut Buttercups ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips Spiced cream ( below) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 6 cup loaf pan with the butter. Whisk the eggs, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, melted chocolate together in a large mixing bowl until very smooth. Add the half and half, and mix well. Add the bread and let the mixture sit for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Pour half of the mixture into the prepared pan. Sprinkle the top with the unmelted chcolate chips and add chopped Reese’s. Pour the remaining bread mixture over the chocolate chips. Bake until the pudding is set in the center, about 55 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes. To serve, cut the pudding into 1 inch thick slices. Top with spiced cream and garnish with chopped roasted peanuts. Spiced Cream 1 quart heavy cream ¼ cup granulated sugar ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg Beat the cream with an electric mixer on high speed in a large mixing bowl for about 2 minutes. Add the sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg and beat again until the mixture thickens and forms stiff peaks, another 1 to 2 minutes. Recipe Archives... National Peanut Festival Recipe Contest In conjunction with the National Peanut Festival, the Alabama Peanut Producers Association sponsors the NPF Recipe contest. There are four areas of competition: Cakes, Candies, Cookies and Pies. Last year's event recorded more than 260 entries. Prizes are awarded in each division, to an overall student winner and to an overall grand prize winner. Entrants must submit the food item along with the recipe on the morning of the judging. E-mail the Alabama Peanut Producers Association for more information.

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