Bread Pudding W/ Whiskey Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 small loaf french bread
• 2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup dates, chopped
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 tablespoons whiskey (i prefer jack daniel's)

Recipe

• 1 for the pudding:.
• 2 preheat oven to 350°.
• 3 tear the french bread into small pieces, a little bigger than a quarter, into a large bowl.
• 4 combine the chopped dates & the milk with the bread & let stand for 15 minutes, stirring often.
• 5 beat together the remaining ingredients until well blended & gently stir into the bread mixture, until well blended.
• 6 put into a lightly greased 9 x 9 pan.
• 7 bake for 40-50 minutes or until a knife, inserted into the center, comes out clean.
• 8 for the whiskey sauce:.
• 9 melt the butter in a small saucepan.
• 10 stir in the sugar, egg yolk & water.
• 11 stir constantly on medium heat until sugar is dissolved & sauce has thickened.
• 12 remove from heat & stir in the whiskey.
• 13 enjoy!