Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce

Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce

Pudding

12 slices day old bread
1 quart milk
6 eggs
2 cups sugar
2 tablespoons vanilla
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 cup raisins, soaked in 2 T bourbon
2 tablespoons butter -- melted

Sauce

1 stick butter
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
1 egg
1/3 cup bourbon

Pudding: Preheat oven to 350. Break up bread; put in a large bowl. Add milk and soak 5 minutes. Beat eggs, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg; stir in raisins. Add to bread. Pour melted butter into a 2 1/2 quart baking dish. Add bread mixture. Bake for 1 hour.

Sauce: Melt butter in saucepan. Add sugar and water. Cook on medium heat for 5 minutes. Beat egg in separate bowl. Gradually add butter mixture to egg, stirring constantly. Slowly add bourbon while stirring. To serve: fill individual bowls with bread pudding and top with bourbon sauce.

Description: "Serve this dessert on a cold winter night for a warm and cozy feeling!"

Source: ": CordonBlueGrass Blue Ribbon Recipes from Kentucky"