This ROOT recipe was recently posted by I Can Cook That, and it’s so good we just had to share it!
Ingredients: (serves 2)
(adapted from Ash & Ashley’s Chocolate-Peanut Butter Bread Pudding)
3 eggs
1/2 cup honey
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
2 brioche knots, cut into cubes (I got 9 cubes per knot)
1 cup mini chocolate chips
1/2 can sweetened condensed milk
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 oz ROOT liqueur
1 banana, sliced
Begin by whisking together the eggs and honey vigorously until combined and fluffy.
In a pot, add 1 cup heavy cream over medium heat until it begins to bubble lightly. Reduce the heat to low. Add a little bit of the warm cream to the egg/honey mixture, whisking vigorously so that the eggs don’t curdle. (This is called tempering). Add the egg mixture to the pot with the remaining cream, whisking constantly until thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
Prepare the brioche rolls, cutting into cubes. I bought the rolls at Trader Joe’s, they are the perfect size for individual servings of bread pudding.
Add the bread cubes and the custard to a large bowl, stirring lightly to coat. Add the chocolate chips. Allow to sit for at least a half hour at room temperature. If planning ahead, you can do up to this step the night ahead of time and allow the bread to soak overnight.
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Add the bread mixture to a loaf pan. Place the loaf pan into a cookie sheet with sizes. Add hot water into the cookie sheet so that the entire bottom is covered.
Cook for 40 minutes or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
While the pudding is cooking, make the sauce. Add 1/2 cup cream and the condensed milk to a pot over medium heat.
When it bubbles, reduce to low and whisk in the peanut butter, ROOT, and vanilla extract.
Whisk until smooth. If you want it a bit thinner, add more cream.
Spoon the sauce over the bread pudding while still warm. Top with banana slices.
Design Phan, by journalist Caroline Tiger, is a new project gathering some of the best examples of design in the city of Philadelphia.
“I decided to really put the question out there, because I want to know what you think. My goal is to continue a dialogue and to come, at the end, to some kind of conclusion or, more likely, a starting point.”
Which Philadelphia based design (eg. product, interior, installation, graphic design, textile, lamp, etc.) do you think best represents the city’s design culture at the moment?
You might be wondering what actually qualifies as “design”. This interview with Charles Eames below gives a very clear description of how design functions in the world.
To submit your favorite Philadelphia designs (be sure to explain what and why) visit the Design Phan blog or Facebook page.
Join us at Bartram’s Garden for a lecture with author and illustrator, Allen Crawford, recounting his recent Hidden River Expedition; a forty-mile, three day kayak journey from the historic Quaker town of Holly, New Jersey to Bartram’s Garden in Philadelphia.
While on his journey, Crawford re-explored three rivers: the Rancocas, the Delaware, and the Schuylkill (which… in Dutch means hidden river.) At one time, these rivers were bustling waterways that were vital to the regions culture and commerce.
Today, the Rancocas, Delaware, and Schuylkill are recovering from generations of abuse and neglect: wildlife not seen in decades (beaver, sturgeon, oysters) are beginning to return. They are living threads of history: along their banks are the ruins of Native and African American settlements, farms, ghost towns, suburbs, tidal marshes, battleships, industrial ruins, urban parks, bridges, shipyards, mansions, and colonial-era forts.
Crawford will also premier his Hidden River documentary, featuring footage shot and narrated during the expedition.
1-3PM
Bartram’s Garden
54th and Lindbergh Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19143
AITA refreshments will be served.
Also be sure to check out Allen’s Hidden River installation at the Art in the Age gallery this month!
The Philadelphia Orchard Project has declared Saturday, 10/22 as Philadelphia Orchard Day! Orchard events and celebrations will be held at sites across the city, highlighting many urban community orchard partners.
Events will include orchard plantings, tours, volunteer opportunities, and harvest festivals and will feature fresh, local fruit! Locations include SHARE, Grumblethorpe, Roxborough High School, Fairhill Burial Ground, Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School, Greenfield Elementary, Point Breeze, and the Village of Arts & Humanities.
