Old Time Favorite Pudding

Bread pudding was created by the early settlers as a way to use leftovers, particularly stale bread, It has become a very popular dessert served in may fine restaurants. It is very popular in New Orleans, where many new versions have been created.

Course Dessert

Ingredients

3 T butter melted
1 loaf French or stale bread
4 cups milk
3 eggs beaten
2 cups sugar
2 T vanilla extract
1 cup raisins
Bourbon Whiskey sauce

Bourbon Whiskey sauce

1 cup sugar
1 egg
½ cup butter melted
2 T bourbon whiskey or to taste

Instructions

Pudding

Preheat oven to 350º
Pour butter into a 13x9 baking pan, turning pan to coat the sides and bottom
Tear bread into pieces
Place in a large bowl
Add milk and let bread pieces soak
Crush with your hands until well mixed
Stir in eggs, sugar, vanilla extract, and raisins
Pour mixture into pan
Bake, uncovered one hour until very firm
Remove from oven
Cool on a wire rack
To serve, cut into squares. Serve warm with Bourbon Whiskey sauce

Bourbon Whiskey sauce

In a medium saucepan, over medium heat, combine sugar and egg
Stir until well blended
Add butter, stir until sugar is dissolved
Stir in whiskey