Pear Bread Pudding

DIRECTIONS

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Heat rum mixture and pour over raisins; set aside.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in frypan, add pears and cook 5 minutes.
• Add 1/4 cup sugar, stir and cook 2 more minutes and then put aside.
• Place bread in bowl.
• Scald milk and pour over bread.
• Let soak 5 minutes.
• Add raisin mixture and pears with syrup.
• Beat together eggs, rest of sugar, vanilla and stir in bread mixture.
• Pour in buttered baking dish, bake at 350°F for 50 minutes.