Recipe: Jack Daniel's Bread Pudding for Jo Anne

Jack Daniel's Bread Pudding

1 cup raisins
1/3 cup Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey
1 tablespoon orange zest
7 cups cubed white bread, lightly toasted
4 eggs
1 cup sugar
3 cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Nutmeg
1/4 cup butter

Combine raisins, orange zest and Jack Daniel's in small bowl; soak about 20 minutes. Butter a 9 x 13-inch baking dish. Place bread cubes in prepared dish. Whisk together eggs and sugar in a mixing bowl. Stir in milk and vanilla. Fold raisin mixture into bread cubes. Pour custard over it all and let stand about 15 minutes. Sprinkle with nutmeg and dot with butter. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Place in the center and bake pudding about 35-to-45 minutes until golden brown. Serve warm or cool, drizzled with heavy cream if desired. Makes 8 servings.