Bread Pudding

[clevermanka]

I started with a recipe I found on the Food Network to remind me of anything I might forget to add, and then altered it significantly.

Bread Pudding
5 eggs, beaten
2 c milk
2 t vanilla
1 c brown sugar, packed
6 large pieces of thick, stale bread (about 8 cups of cubed bread pieces)*
1 c chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350F. Grease 9x13 pan.

Beat eggs, milk, sugar, and vanilla. Cut bread into 1" cubes and pour into egg and milk mixture. Let sit for ten minutes. Gently fold in pecans. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 25 mintues.

Sauce
1/2 cup butter
1 c white sugar
2 t vanilla
1 egg, beaten
1/4 c whiskey, bourbon, brandy, or, on kalimeg's suggestion, spiced rum

Melt butter in saucepan on low heat. Add sugar and vanilla. Combine well. Add egg gradually. Continue to stir over low heat until sugar melts completely. Add booze. Mix well and pour over baked pudding.

* I like a bread-heavy pudding. If you want a more eggy/milk pudding, just use less bread.