Are all you ghosties and ghoulies, black kitties and possumies HUNGRY?
Here are some of the best Halloween foods, sure to calm all the creepies and make the most ornery "haints" happy! (You do know what a haint is, don't you?)
First of all, I'm really hungry! So I'm going to jump right in with the good stuff.
BREAD PUDDING
Bread Pudding:
1 loaf French bread, at least a day old, cut into 1-inch squares (about 6-7 cups)
1 qt milk
3 eggs, lightly beaten
2 cups sugar
2 Tbsp vanilla
1 cup raisins (soaked overnight in 1/4 cup bourbon)
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
3 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
Bourbon Sauce:
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup Kentucky bourbon whiskey
Bourbon Sauce:
In a saucepan, melt butter; add sugar and egg, whisking to blend well. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens. (Do not allow to simmer, or it may curdle.) Whisk in bourbon to taste. Remove from heat. Whisk before serving. The sauce should be soft, creamy, and smooth.
Bread Pudding:
1 Preheat oven to 350°F.
2 Soak the bread in milk in a large mixing bowl. Press with hands until well mixed and all the milk is absorbed. In a separate bowl, beat eggs, sugar, vanilla, and spices together. Gently stir into the bread mixture. Gently stir the raisins into the mixture.
3 Pour butter into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking pan. Coat the bottom and the sides of the pan well with the butter. Pour in the bread mix and bake at 350°F for 35-45 minutes, until set. The pudding is done when the edges start getting a bit brown and pull away from the edge of the pan. Can also make in individual ramekins.
Serve with bourbon whiskey sauce on the side; pour on to taste. Best fresh and eaten the day it is made.
Yield: Makes 8-10 servings.
Sweet Potato Pie
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| Photo by Ken Price |
Granny Rilla's Sweet Potato Pie
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2 cups mashed cooked sweet potatoes
½ cup honey
½ teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup pecans chopped
Heat oven to 350.
Mix mashed sweet potatoes, honey and salt.
Beat eggs. Add sugar, vanilla extract, and pecans. Add to sweet potato mixture.
Pour into unbaked pie shell.
Bake at 350 for 1 hour. (Check after 50 minutes)
Candy Corn
The All-Time Best Halloween Food In the World!!!
I don't have the recipe for Candy Corn. Y'all just go out and buy some.
3 comments:
I love love love bread pudding, but I like mine with lemon sauce. Don't care much for whiskey sauce.
I agree--lemon sauce, or caramel. Or sweet potato pie!
I had three groups of trick-or-treaters, so most of the candy is gone, thank Goodness. One tiny little guy wore a wolf costume, or werewolf, and he was truly scary.
One young teenage girl had on a long white dress with a hoop skirt, and got tangled in the porch rail. All the costumes were remarkable.
There is a possibility that I may try both Whiskey Sauce and Lemon Sause. They're both delicious!
I had one trick-or-treater, a tall teen-ager.
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