Maple Bourbon Old Fashion Bread Pudding

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Certain flavors scream Wisconsin to me, and for me the flavors in an Old Fashion bring me right into a Wisconsin supper club. A traditional Wisconsin Old Fashion is muddled with orange, cherry, sugar and bitters. Typically it is bourbon, brandy, whiskey for the booze, and it is one of my favorite drinks. I love finding different flavor variations from the traditional, and one of my favorites is maple. 

LorAnn Oils & Flavors sent me a maple flavored oil made for baking, and I knew that this was the perfect opportunity to use it in a bread pudding. LorAnn Oils & Flavors was founded in 1962.  Originally, LorAnn Oils bottled and distributed about 8 to 10 core essential oils such as peppermint and clove and distribution was limited to pharmacies. Over the years, the business has expanded its product offerings and we now sell to a wide variety of retailers, manufacturers, health practitioners and home consumers. Today, the company services over 30,000 customers in 51 countries. LorAnn is known for concentrated, professional strength flavorings and essential oils, but the LorAnn product line encompasses a variety of candy making and baking supplies in addition to our many flavoring options: Super-Strength Flavors, Premium Vanilla Extracts, Vanilla Bean Paste, Bakery Emulsions and the Flavor Fountain line of flavorings for frozen yogurt and ice cream. Nearly all food products are certified kosher, without added sugar, and gluten-free, and are available in retail and bulk sizes.

This bread pudding uses brioche bread as the base. The milk and cream are combined with eggs, maple, and all the traditional Wisconsin Old Fashion ingredients. The pudding bakes in about 50 minutes and I serve it with a warm maple caramel sauce. If I had to pick a favorite dessert bread pudding will always be at the top of my list because it is such a satisfying and rich dessert. 

There are lots of  delicious offering from other Christmas Sweets Week participants, and there is still 1 day left of this event! I hope you have enjoyed all of the recipes- I know that I am loving sharing them with you. I hope that you are finding lots to add to your holiday baking and cooking lists. Don't forget to enter the giveaway at the bottom of this post! To read more about our sponsors click here to hop over to my intro post. 

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