Sweet Potato Bread Pudding

Total Time: 24 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sour cream
• 3/4 cup milk
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 1 orange, zest of, minced
• 4 cups french bread, cubed
• 1 lb sweet potato, peeled, chopped
• 1 cup pecans, chopped
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, whisk together sour cream, milk, sugar, eggs, baking powder, vanilla extract, ginger, salt, cranberries and minced orange.
• 2 add bread cubes and stir gently to coat; cover and chill overnight.
• 3 cook sweet potatoes the next day until tender. drain, transfer to a food processor and puree until smooth. fold sweet potatoes into chilled bread mixture.
• 4 for the streusel, combine pecans, brown sugar and flour; stir in butter.
• 5 transfer bread pudding mixture to a 1-qt casserole dish coated with nonstick spray. sprinkle with streusel.
• 6 oven: 375º f. bake: 30 - 40 min, or until knife inserted in the center comes out clean.