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Bread Pudding With Bourbon Sauce

By Diana Rattray, About.com

Bread pudding with bourbon sauce and raisins. Add cinnamon to this bread pudding recipe if you want, and serve with tasty bourbon sauce.

Ingredients:

  • 12 ounces French bread, cut in 1/2-inch chunks, about 6 cups
  • 3 cups milk
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, optional
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, optional
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 2/3 cups raisins
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter
  • .
  • Sauce
  • 1/2 cup butter (4 ounces)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup bourbon

Preparation:

Place bread chunks in a large bowl; pour milk over. Stir a little to break the pieces up a little; let stand until all milk is absorbed. In another bowl, beat eggs, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt together. Stir into the bread mixture. Gently stir the raisins into the mixture. Pour into a buttered baking pan or casserole. Drizzle with the melted butter.

Bake at 350° for about 60 minutes, or until set. Cool and cut into squares.

To make sauce: In a saucepan, melt butter; add sugar and egg, whisking to blend well. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens. Whisk in bourbon. Remove from heat and chill thoroughly. Whisk before serving.
Makes 1 cup.

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