Bread Pudding With Bourbon Sauce

By Shelly17

I found this on the Kentucky Derby 2011 website.

Ingredients

• Sauce:
• 1 pound French style bread (the firmer the better)
• 3 1/4 cups milk
• 3 eggs
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 cup pecans
• 1/4 cup raisins (optional)
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 6 Tbsp. butter, melted
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 Tbsp. bourbon
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 Tbsp. white corn syrup
• 1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

Tear bread into medium pieces. Add sugar and cinnamon. Mix milk, lightly beaten eggs and vanilla. Add to bread mixture. Place half of the mix in a casserole dish. Layer pecans and raisins, if used. Top with the rest of the mix. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. To make sauce, combine all ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a boil for one minute. Serve warm with warm bread pudding.