Dakota Bread Pudding

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 lb loaf french bread (remove sesame seeds)
• 6 eggs
• 3 1/2 cups milk
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup light cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 cut bread in 1-inch cubes and spread in a shallow baking pan. cover loosely and let dry overnight.
• 2 beat eggs, milk, sugar, cream, and vanilla together.
• 3 in a large bowl, combine bread cubes and raisins. pour milk mixture over bread and stir until bread is soaked with milk mixture. pour into a well greased 9 x 13 pan. cover with foil and bake at 325 for 1 hour or until set.
• 4 caramel sauce:.
• 5 in a heavy saucepan, combine the ingredients for the sauce, except vanilla. cook over medium-high heat until it boils, stirring constantly. remove from heat and stir in vanilla. serve over pudding or store in refrigerator up to 7 days.
• 6 microwave directions:.
• 7 combine all ingredients for sauce except vanilla in a 4-cup measuring cup. cook on high for 3-4 minutes until it boils, then add vanilla.