Ingredients
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7 cups white bread or 7 cups egg bread, cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes
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1/2 cup golden raisin
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1/2 cup melted butter
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4 large eggs
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1 cup granulated sugar
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1/4 cup light brown sugar
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1 teaspoon grated nutmeg
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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2 cups half and half milk
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2 cups whole milk
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1/2 cup butter
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1 cup light brown sugar
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Place the bread cubes in a 9 x 13 buttered glass pan.
- Sprinkle the raisins over the bread.
- Drizzle on the melted butter, do not mix into the bread cubes and raisins.
- Set this aside.
- In a large bowl, beat eggs until broken up and blend in the sugars, nutmeg, half and half and the milk.
- DO NOT OVER BEAT THIS MIXTURE JUST COMBINE.
- Pour the mixture over the cubes and raisins and let it all soak in, gently patting the bread down into the milk every now and then.
- Sprinkle the top with a grating of more nutmeg.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Bake the pudding for 50 minutes, checking about the 40 minute mark, that its not getting too brown-- If it is cover with foil loosely.
- Bake until pudding is puffy all over and golden.
- Remove to rack to cool.
- Sauce-- In a saucepot over med.
- heat, melt the butter, and brown sugar.
- Bring to a boil, and remove from the heat.
- Whisk in the salt, vanilla, and milk.
- The sauce can be made ahead, then warmed in the microwave-- Cut cooled pudding into squares, and top each with hot sauce.