Recipe: Bread Pudding

family fave

1 loaf french bread or cinnamon swirl bread or hawaiian sweet bread or challah...
1 qt whole milk
3 beaten eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup raisins (optional)
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon
3 tbsp butter

sauce:
1 stick butter
1 cup sugar
1 beaten egg
splash of vanilla

step 1: heat oven to 375
step 2: tear about loaf of bread and mix with milk well. let soak in milk for 45 - 60 min.  add beaten eggs, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and raisins.
step 3: in 13 x 9 in pan, melt butter in oven. once melted pour pudding in the pan and bake for 1 hour.
step 4: mix ingredients for sauce in a double broiler.  serve over pudding slices.