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Step 1
1 Grease a 7-inch round baking pan with butter or cooking spray
Step 2
2 In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, salt, cinnamon and cardamom
Step 3
3 Whisk in the heavy cream, bourbon and vanilla
Step 4
4 Whisk in the eggs and yolks one at a time, incorporating each fully before adding the next
Step 5
5 Add the bread and cranberries and, using a flexible spatula, stir until the bread absorbs most of the custard
Step 6
6 Transfer to the prepared pan and cover with a piece of aluminum foil
Step 7
7 Add 1 cup of water to the insert of your Instant Pot or multicooker
Step 8
8 Use the trivet’s handles or an aluminum sling (see NOTES), to lower the pudding into the pot
Step 9
9 Cover, set the steam valve to PRESSURE (or SEALING) and turn to HIGH
Step 10
10 After the cooker reaches high pressure, which takes 5 to 10 minutes, cook for 35 minutes
Step 11
11 Let the pressure release naturally, 20 to 25 minutes, then take off the lid
Step 12
12 Carefully remove the bread pudding from the pot using oven mitts and the trivet handles
Step 13
13 Remove the aluminum foil, and if you would like to slice rather than scoop your pudding, run a knife around the edge of the pudding and invert it onto a cooling rack and then right side up onto a serving plate
Step 14
14 Serve warm with powdered sugar and a drizzle of heavy cream, or with a brown sugar bourbon glaze (see NOTES)
Step 15
15 NOTES: To make the brown sugar bourbon glaze, in a small saucepan over medium heat, melt 4 tablespoons (55 grams) of unsalted butter
Step 16
16 Whisk in 2/3 cup (130 grams) of light brown sugar, 1/4 cup (60 milliliters) of heavy cream, 2 tablespoons of bourbon, 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract and 1/4 teaspoon of kosher salt
Step 17
17 Raise the heat to medium-high and bring to a boil, whisking constantly, until thickened, 3 to 5 minutes
Step 18
18 Remove from the heat and let cool slightly
Step 19
19 Drizzle the glaze over the bread pudding, then slice and serve
Step 20
20 If you like, drizzle a little extra glaze on each slice
Step 21
21 To make a tinfoil sling: Fold a 20-inch rectangular piece of heavy-duty aluminum foil into a strip about 4 inches wide
Step 22
22 Place the strip into the Instant Pot to test its size and bend it up to create handles
Step 23
23 Place the foil strip under your pan and lower it into the pressure cooker using the foil “handles
Step 24
24 ” To remove, use a kitchen towel or mitts to grab the foil handles to lift out the pan