Even though this calls for raisins I always use something else. Usually dried cranberries, but dried
cherries also work or you can leave them out entirely.
This makes a 9 X 9 dish and I usually double it and bake it in a 9 X 13 dish. Remember if using a
glass dish lower the oven 25 degrees.
Bread Pudding
1 1/2 cups torn bread(not too fresh, whole wheat is OK) 2 beaten eggs 3 cup HOT milk
2/3 cup sugar
3/4 tsp salt 1 Tbsp butter
4/2 tsp vanilla
5/4 - 1/2 tsp cinnamon
6/2-1 cup chopped nuts
7/2 cup raisins (optional)
Combine all but the bread and eggs. Then add eggs (so the milk will have cooled some) and bread. Let
it sit until all the bread is soggy. Pour into a greased 9" square pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-
40 minutes. This can easily be doubled. Even better than the pudding is the Bourbon Sauce that I
serve it with.
Bourbon Sauce
8/3 cup butter 1 cup sifted confectioners sugar 3 Tbsp bourbon or other liquor-amaretto or rum are
good substitutes 2 egg yolks
9/2 cup whipping cream
Beat butter until soft in the top of a double boiler over hot but not boiling water: Add sugar
gradually and beat until creamy: Beat in bourbon in slowly: Beat yolks in one at a time: Add
whipping cream Cook until slightly thickened, stiring quite often. 10 min or so. You can easily
double the sauce, but don't try to triple it for it takes too long to get it thickened.
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