Old-Fashioned Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce

Ingredients

• • 4 cups (8 slices) cubed white bread
• • 1/2 cup raisins
• • 2 cups milk
• • 1/4 cup butter
• • 1/2 cup sugar
• • 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• • 1 tablespoon vanilla
• • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• Sauce Ingredients:
• • 1/2 cup butter
• • 1/2 cup sugar
• • 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• • 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• • 1 tablespoon vanilla

Steps

1. Heat oven to 350°F.
2. Combine bread and raisins in large bowl. Combine milk and 1/4 cup butter in 1-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat until butter is melted (4 to 7 minutes). Pour milk mixture over bread; let stand 10 minutes.
3. Stir in all remaining pudding ingredients. Pour into greased 1 1/2-quart casserole. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until set in center.
4. Directions for Sauce:
5. Combine all sauce ingredients except vanilla in 1-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture thickens and comes to a full boil (5 to 8 minutes). Stir in vanilla.
6. To serve, spoon warm pudding into individual dessert dishes; serve with sauce. Store refrigerated