Old-Fashioned Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce

Your family and friends will enjoy the comforting and nostalgic taste of old-fashioned bread pudding, topped with a creamy vanilla sauce.

Recipe Ingredients:

Bread Pudding:
4 cups (8 slices) cubed white bread
1/2 cup raisins
2 cups milk
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs, slightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon or nutmeg

Vanilla Sauce:
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cooking Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
2. For Bread Pudding: Combine bread and raisins in large bowl. Combine milk and 1/4 cup butter in 1-quart saucepan . Cook over medium heat until butter is melted (4 to 7 minutes). Pour milk mixture over bread; let stand 10 minutes.
3. Stir in all remaining pudding ingredients. Pour into greased 1 1/2-quart casserole.
4. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until set in center.
5. For Vanilla Sauce: Combine all sauce ingredients except vanilla in 1-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture thickens and comes to a full boil (5 to 8 minutes). Stir in vanilla.
6. To serve, spoon warm pudding into individual dessert dishes; serve with sauce. Store refrigerated.

Makes 8 servings.