Christmas Bread Pudding

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 pinch ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 6 slices white bread, toasted and cut into cubes
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 1/2 cups shredded colby longhorn cheese

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c.) grease a 2 quart casserole dish. set aside.
• in a medium saucepan, heat sugar until it liquefies. insert a candy thermometer and cook sugar without stirring until it reaches 320 degrees f (160 degrees c). it will be a clear, amber colored syrup.
• add the water, cinnamon and cloves. bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer. stir in vanilla.
• layer in prepared casserole dish: half the toast, half the raisins, half the nuts, half the syrup, and half the cheese. repeat layers. bake uncovered for 30 minutes. serve warm.