Paul Prudhomme Chantilly Cream Recipes

BREAD PUDDING WITH CHANTILLY CREAM

Steps:

• In a large bowl of an electric mixer, beat the eggs on high speed until extremely frothy, about 3 minutes (or with a metal whisk for about 6 minutes).
• Add the sugar, vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon and butter and beat on high until well blended.
• Beat in the milk, then stir in the raisins and pecans.
• Place the bread cubes in a greased loaf pan.
• Pour the egg mixture over them and toss until the bread is soaked.
• Let sit until you see only a narrow bead of liquid around the pan's edges, about 45 minutes, patting the bread down into the liquid occasionally.
• Place in a preheated 350F oven.
• Immediately lower the heat to 300F and bake 40 minutes.
• Increase oven temperature to 425F and bake until pudding is well browned and puffy, about 15 to 20 minutes more.
• To serve, spoon in ½ cup hot bread pudding and top with ¼ cup Chantilly Cream.
• Chantilly Cream:.
• Makes about 2 cups.
• Refrigerate a medium-size bowl and beaters until very cold.
• Combine cream vanilla, brandy and Grand Marnier in the bowl and beat with electric mixer on medium speed 1 minute.
• Add the sugar and sour cream and beat on medium just until soft peaks form, about 3 minutes.
• Do not over beat. Over beating will make the cream grainy.

PAUL PRUDHOMME'S SWEET POTATO PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Make the crust: Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add beaten egg and milk; beat about 2 minutes. Stir in flour to moisten ingredients. Turn out onto a lightly floured work surface and shape into a disk. Wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least one hour.
• Roll out dough into 14-inch circle on lightly floured wax paper, or on a lightly floured work surface. Transfer to a deep 9-inch pie plate; remove wax paper if using. Press pastry into plate and flute edges.
• Heat oven to 300 degrees.
• Make the sweet potato filling: In a large bowl, combine potato, butter, vanilla, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, salt, beaten egg, heavy cream and sugar. Beat at medium speed until mixture is smooth. Spread on bottom of pie crust.
• Make the pecan filling: Sprinkle sweet potato filling with pecans. In another bowl, combine sugar, eggs, melted butter, corn syrup, salt, cinnamon and vanilla and beat well. Pour over pecans.
• Transfer pie to oven and bake for 1 1/2 hours. Cool.
• Make the chantilly cream: Whip heavy cream with sugar, orange liqueur and Cognac. Top each slice of pie with a dollop of cream.

PAUL PRUDHOMME'S SWEET POTATO PECAN PIE

Steps:

• PASTRY: Cream butter and sugar, until light and fluffy. Add egg and milk; beat about 2 minutes.. Stir in flour to moisten ingredients. Refrigerate at least one hour. Roll out dough into 14-inch circle on lightly floured wax paper. Place in deep 9-inch pie plate; remove wax paper. Press pastry into plate and flute edges. FILLING: Combine potato, butter, brown sugar, vanilla, spices, beaten egg, sugar and cream; beat at medium speed until mixture is smooth. Spread on bottom of pastry shell; sprinkle with pecans. Combine 3/4 cup sugar, 2 eggs, corn syrup, melted butter, salt, cinnamon and vanilla and beat well. Pour over pecans. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 1/2 hours. Cool. Top each slice with dollop of Chantilly Cream. NOTE: Chantilly cream: For each cup of cream use 2 tablespoons sugar and 1 tablespoon each of orange liqueur and Cognac.