Banana Bread Pudding With Rum Sauce

There's no gridlock with God…no stalemate…no tie game. If a husband and wife have talked things out, but cannot come to agreement on a matter, the Bible teaches that the husband's authority prevails. By divine design God has entrusted to the husband leadership and authority with which to wisely and lovingly rule the household. The husband is not guaranteed the smartest decisions-but God does expect him to exercise leadership in the home and to have the power to veto (break up an impasse with his vote). However, this does not give him the right to be arrogant and to flaunt his authority, or to run roughshod over other family members' feelings. He has no right to refuse to listen to his wife, to withdraw from confrontational discussions, to act in anger, or to act in a non-understanding way (1 Peter 3:7). He has no right to exasperate his children or anyone else in the family. He must love his wife even as Christ loves the church and gave Himself up for it. Because of the Biblical doctrine of ';male headship,' I place (and I believe God places) the brunt of the responsibility for family growth, happiness, and harmony, upon the husband. Since he is the one entrusted with leadership, he is the one chiefly responsible for leading the family towards the goal of Christlikeness (Peter Wise).

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs		Breads, Desserts, Puddings	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/3	c	Raisins or currants
2	T	Butter, Plus Extra For Pan
3		Bananas, peeled halved
		Crosswise And Then
		Lengthwise
5		Sugar
2	c	Whipping cream
4		Eggs
1	t	Vanilla extract
8	oz	Firm white bread slices
		crusts trimmed Each
		Slice
		Cut Into 3 Strips
1/2	c	Toasted Pecans, About 2
		Ounces Chopped
1/4	c	Unsalted butter
1/2	c	Whipping cream
1/2	c	Packed dark brown sugar
1	pn	Salt
2	T	Dark rum

INSTRUCTIONS

For rum sauce: Melt butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium-high
heat. Add cream, sugar, and salt. Bring to a boil, stirring until
sugar dissolves. Remove from heat. Stir in rum. (Can be prepared 2
days ahead.  Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm over low heat, stirring
constantly.)  For Banana Bread Pudding: Combine raisins and 2
tablespoons rum in a  small bowl. Let stand 20 minutes. Melt 2
tablespoons butter in a  heavy skillet over medium heat. Add banana and
2 tablespoons sugar  and cook until bananas are tender, about 2 minutes
per side. Remove  from heat. Combine whipping cream, eggs, vanilla
extract and  remaining 1/4 cup rum and 3 tablespoons sugar in medium
bowl and  whisk to blend. Preheat oven to 350'F. Butter 9x5x3-inch loaf
pan.  Arrange 1/3 of bread strips crosswise in bottom of prepared pan.
Arrange 6 banana pieces atop bread. Sprinkle with half of raisins and
half of pecans. Arrange 1/3 of bread strips crosswise atop bananas.
Pour half of egg mixture over.  Arrange remaining banana pieces atop
bread. Sprinkle remaining pecans  and raisins. Arrange remaining bread
strips crosswise atop bananas.  Pour remaining egg mixture over. Press
gently on top layer to compact.  Let stand 15 minutes. Bake bread
pudding until puffed and golden and a  knife inserted into the center
comes out clean, about 45 minutes.  Transfer to rack and cool slightly.
Cut bread pudding into slices.  Arrange on plates; drizzle with warm
Rum Sauce and serve. 6-8 servings  Recipe by: Bon Appetite  Posted to
MC-Recipe Digest V1 #975 by "Bob & Carole Walberg"
<walbergr@mb.sympatico.ca> on Dec 30, 1997

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 493 Calories From Fat: 264 Total Fat: 30.2g Cholesterol: 169.6mg Sodium: 94.6mg Potassium: 303.6mg Carbohydrates: 46.9g Fiber: 2.5g Sugar: 19.6g Protein: 8.6g