N'awlinz Bread Pudding

JazzyJen's Note:

The BEST bread pudding as made by the bread pudding experts - Louisana folk!

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 4-6

Yield: 1.0 pan

bread pudding

• 3 loaves French bread (stale)
• 4 eggs
• 1 ¼ cups sugar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla
• 1 ¼ teaspoons nutmeg
• 1 ¼ teaspoons cinnamon
• ¼ cup butter , melted
• 3 cups milk
• ½ cup nutmeats (optional)
• ½ cup raisins (semi-optional)

rum sauce

• 2 egg yolks
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 6 tablespoons rum
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

1. Beat eggs, add sugar and spices and beat again.
2. Add milk and beat again.
3. Stir in raisins an nutmeats or any other canned or dried fruit except pineapple(eggs must be increased if pineapple is added.)
4. Cube bread, pour beaten mixture over bread in baking pan. Let rest 15 minutes.
5. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven until the center firms.
6. Rum Sauce. Beat egg yolks, add confectioner's sugar, continue beating, slowly add rum. Beat whipping cream separately until it gets firm, add vanilla. Fold egg mixture into whipping cream.