Makes: 12 servings

Description: Traditional Louisiana Bread Pudding Serve with sauce (recipe below), ice cream or whipped cream.

Ingredients:
1  loaf French bread
1  quart milk
3  eggs
2  c. sugar
2  tbsp. vanilla
2  tbsp. cinnamon
1  c. raisins
1/2  c. butter, melted

Instructions: Soak bread in milk and crumble. Mix well until mushy (no large chunks of bread). Add eggs, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon; mix well. Add raisins, mix well. Pour melted butter into large baking dish or sheet cake pan. Add pudding mixture. Bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes - 1 hour. Serve with sauce, ice cream or whipped cream.

Sauce:
1/2 c. butter, softened
1 c. sugar
1 egg
1/4 c. rum or brandy
Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and rum or brandy. Cook over medium heat until thick.