Old-Fashioned Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce

Pudding Ingredients:

4   cups (8 slices) cubed white bread
1/2   cup raisins
2   cups milk
1/4   cup butter
1/2   cup sugar
2   eggs, slightly beaten
1   tablespoon vanilla
1/2   teaspoon ground nutmeg

Sauce Ingredients:

1/2   cup butter
1/2   cup sugar
1/2   cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2   cup Heavy Whipping Cream
1   tablespoon vanilla

 

Directions:

Heat oven to 350°F. 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.

Stir in all remaining pudding ingredients. Pour into greased 1 1/2-quart casserole. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until set in center.

Sauce Ingredients:

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.

To serve, spoon warm pudding into individual dessert dishes; serve with sauce. Store refrigerated.

Serves: 8