Bread Pudding With Whiskey Sauce

Total Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 slices stale bread
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 3 1/2 cups milk
• 4 eggs, separatged
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/4 cup butter
• raisins (optional)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/8 cup butter
• whiskey

Recipe

• 1 bread pudding:
• 2 break bread into ovenproof dish (1-1/2 quart at least).
• 3 soften bread with small amount of milk.
• 4 beat sugar and egg yolks.
• 5 add milk, stir well.
• 6 add vanilla and salt.
• 7 pour milk mixture over bread.
• 8 fold in raisins if used.
• 9 cut butter into chunks and fold in.
• 10 place dish in pan of water and bake at 300 degrees for 40-50 minutes, or until a silver knife inserted comes out clean.
• 11 make meringue adding 2 level tablespoons sugar to each egg .
• 12 spread, and return to 350 degree oven until brown (browning in a slow oven prevents falling).
• 13 serve warm
• 14 whiskey sauce:
• 15 cook until dissolved.
• 16 remove from heat, add whiskey to individual taste.