SERENA’S WARM CINNAMON BREAD PUDDING

Bread Pudding

4 cups whole milk (or half & half)

1/4 cup butter (1 stick)

2 cup brown sugar (light or dark, depending on taste preference)

1 cup white sugar

6 whole eggs

1 Tbsp cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

2 tsp vanilla extract

8 cups stale yeast bread, torn into large pieces

spray butter

1/2 c cinn and sugar mixture

1/2 cup raisins

corn starch  and water

Directions:

tare and measure out stale yeast bread

Place torn bread onto cookie sheet.. pour large amount of cinn and sugar mixture over bread..

spray all over with spray butter..

toast under BROIL in oven, watch closely as not to burn..

take out and place in large glass dish

Pour milk in pot with butter put onto stove can put on simmer at this point to let butter start to melt but wait to turn up heat….

Combine sugar, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer

turn up heat on milk and let come to a soft boil…  slowly pour in sugar mixture..

stir continuously..turning down heat..

take 2 tbsp corn starch

and mix with tiny amount of water until all lumps are gone

then pour into pot…

stir JUST until starts to thicken..(CAREFUL NOT TO SCORCH)  take off heat

NOW….Scatter 1/2 cup raisins or more over your bread

now pour you pudding mixture over your bread

. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 35  minutes or until set.

take out and let stand for 10 minutes

and Pour over with Bread Pudding Sauce

Serve warm. with ice cream and Sauce

Bread Pudding Sauce

1 cup white sugar

1/2 cup buttermilk

1/4 c butter (1 stick)

1/2 Tbsp B soda

1 Tbsp Flour

2 tsp Vanilla

1/4 tsp rum extract

Boil in saucepan on stovetop Whisk continuously for 1-3 minutes take off heat let stand..

ENJOY!!! =)