Christmas Croissant Pudding with Sour Cream and Brown Sugar Sauce

Ingredients

• ½ cup coarsely chopped almonds
• 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
• ½ cup golden brown sugar
• 2 cups sour cream
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup pitted prunes
• + 12 more ingredients
• • 8 croissants
  • ¹/₈ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ cup all purpose flour
  • 3 cups whole milk
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 vanilla bean
  • 6 large eggs
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ½ cup brandy
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ½ cup sugar

Preheat oven to 300°F. Generously butter 8-cup pudding mold, metal bowl, or soufflé dish and sprinkle with sugar. Combine milk, butter, and 1/2 cup sugar in heavy medium pot. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean. Simmer gently over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves and mixture is fragr...

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