BEST BREAD PUDDING EVER. Seriously. EVER.

Best Bread Pudding EVER EVER EVER



3-4 C of cubed day old bread (French or Italian work well)

2 C sugar

5 eggs

2 C milk

2 tsp vanilla extract

1 C packed brown sugar

1 stick softened butter

1 Cup coarse chopped pecans (if you want, if not it's fine to leave out)



Preheat Oven to 350. Whisk together sugar, eggs, and milk. Add vanilla and whisk again. Pour over bread and fold gently. Allow to soak into bread for 10 mins.



Grease a 9X13 pan and pour bread pudding base into it.



In a separate bowl, use a fork to combine brown sugar, butter, and nuts until you have a crumbly mixture. Spread evenly over top of bread pudding. Bake for 40 minutes.



SAUCE:

1 C sugar

1/2 stick butter

2 tsp vanilla

1 beaten egg

1/4 C brandy or butterscotch schnapps.



Combine sugar, butter, vanilla, and egg in a pot and slowly bring up the heat, stirring constantly until you hit a medium heat and the sugar is dissolved (DEFINITELY start cool and work up to the heat, though, otherwise you will scramble that egg!)

When sugar has dissolved, add liquor. Cook over medium heat stirring frequently for 3-5 minutes.

Pour sauce over bread pudding.



Eat hot or cold.



SOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOOOOD