Rum-raisin Bread Pudding With Spiced Rum Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 8 large eggs
• 3 1/2 cups whole milk
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 pinch nutmeg
• 1 (1 lb) loaf cinnamon-swirl bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 1 cup golden raisin
• 1 cup golden brown sugar (packed)
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons spiced rum or 2 tablespoons dark rum
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 pinch nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 soak raisins in just enough rum to cover them for at least one hour, or overnight- drain before using.
• 2 butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish.
• 3 whisk eggs in large bowl to blend.
• 4 add milk, sugar, cream,vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg; whisk to blend well.
• 5 stir in bread and raisins.
• 6 pour mixture into prepared baking dish.
• 7 cover and refrigerate 2 hours.
• 8 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 9 bake pudding uncovered until puffed and golden, about 1 hour 15 minutes.
• 10 cool slightly (pudding will fall).
• 11 serve warm with spiced rum sauce.
• 12 --------spicedrum sauce --------.
• 13 stir brown sugar and butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat until melted and smooth, about 2 minutes.
• 14 add cream, rum, and cinnamon and bring to simmer.
• 15 simmer until sauce thickens and is reduced to 1 1/2 cups, about 5 minutes.
• 16 serve warm.
• 17 (can be prepared 2 days ahead. cover and refrigerate. bring to simmer before serving).
• 18 makes 1 1/2 cups.