Old Fashion Bread Pudding With Caramel Sauce

easy recipe... truly Canadian recipe

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 14

Ingredients

• 7  cups  white bread or 7  cups  egg bread, cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes
• 1⁄2 cup golden raisin
• 1⁄2 cup  melted butter
• 4  large eggs
• 1  cup granulated sugar
• 1⁄4 cup light brown sugar
• 1  teaspoon  grated nutmeg
• 2  teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2  cups half and half milk
• 2  cups  whole milk

• Carmel Sauce

• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1  cup light brown sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 cup evaporated milk

Directions

1. Place the bread cubes in a 9 x 13 buttered glass pan.
2. Sprinkle the raisins over the bread.
3. Drizzle on the melted butter, do not mix into the bread cubes and raisins.
4. Set this aside.
5. In a large bowl, beat eggs until broken up and blend in the sugars, nutmeg, half and half and the milk.
6. DO NOT OVER BEAT THIS MIXTURE JUST COMBINE.
7. Pour the mixture over the cubes and raisins and let it all soak in, gently patting the bread down into the milk every now and then.
8. Sprinkle the top with a grating of more nutmeg.
9. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
10. Bake the pudding for 50 minutes, checking about the 40 minute mark, that its not getting too brown-- If it is cover with foil loosely.
11. Bake until pudding is puffy all over and golden.
12. Remove to rack to cool.
13. Sauce-- In a saucepot over med.
14. heat, melt the butter, and brown sugar.
15. Bring to a boil, and remove from the heat.
16. Whisk in the salt, vanilla, and milk.
17. The sauce can be made ahead, then warmed in the microwave-- Cut cooled pudding into squares, and top each with hot sauce.