New Orleans Bread Pudding

Recipe Cuisine: Creole
Recipe Category: sweet
Recipe Serves: 8

Recipes Ingredients:

1 loaf French bread
1 qt. milk
3 eggs
1-1/3 cups Sugar (most recipes call for 1-1/2
to 2 cups, but the Sauce is very sweet)
1 cup raisins
2 tbsp. vanilla
3 tbsp. butter

SAUCE
1 cup sugar
1 stick butter
1 egg
3 tbsp. bourbon or to taste

Recipe Instructions:

Tear Bread in pieces and soak in Milk for at least an hour. Beat eggs with Sugar and vanilla. Add to Bread mixture. Stir in raisins. Melt 3 tbsp. Butter in oblong Baking dish. Pour pudding into Baking dish and bake at 350 degrees for approximately 1 hour. Let cool, then cut into serving cubes and place in individual bowls. Top with whiskey Sauce and serve. To make Sauce melt 1 stick Butter in top of double boiler. Add 1 cup Sugar and stir until Hot and Sugar well dissolved. Add beaten Egg and cook briefly. Remove from heat and add bourbon. NOTE: The secret to this recipe is excellent French Bread and good bourbon.