Name: Bread Pudding
Ingredients: 6-8 cups dry french bread, torn up; 4 cup milk; 2 cup sugar; 8 tablespoon butter, melted; 3 eggs; 2 tablespoon vanilla; 1 cup raisins, optional; 1 cup coconut, optional; 1 cup chopped pecans, optional; 1 tablespoon cinnamon, optional; 1 tablespoon nutmeg, optional

Bread Pudding

Ingredients

6-8 cups dry french bread, torn up
4 cups milk
2 cups sugar
8 tablespoons butter, melted
3 eggs
2 tablespoons vanilla
1 cup raisins, optional
1 cup coconut, optional
1 cup chopped pecans, optional
1 tablespoon cinnamon, optional
1 tablespoon nutmeg, optional

Instructions

Combine all ingredients, stir very gently so as not to break up the bread chunks too much. Mixture should be very moist, but not soupy. Pour into a buttered 9x12 or larger baking dish. Place in oven. Turn oven to 350 degrees and bake for approx 1 hour, more or less depending on how you like it. Top should be golden brown. Serve warm with sauce. SAUCE 1/2 cup butter 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar 2 egg yolks 1/2 cup bourbon or rum or your favorite liqueur or fruit juice Cream butter and sugar over medium heat until all butter is absorbed. Remove from heat and blend in egg yolks. Pour in bourbon, gradually, to taste, stirring constantly. Serve warm over warm bread pudding.