Bread Pudding

Name: Bread Pudding
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar; 1 stick butter softened; 5 eggs beaten; 1 pint heavy whipping cream; Dash of cinnamon; 1 tbsp vanilla extract; 1/4 cup raisins; 12 1 inch thick slices of fresh or stale French bread; Clear Rum Sauce: 1 cup sugar; 2 1/4 cups water divided; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tbsp unsalted butter; 1/2 tsp cornstarch; 1 tbsp light or dark rum

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Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1 stick butter softened
5 eggs beaten
1 pint heavy whipping cream
Dash of cinnamon
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup raisins
12 1 inch thick slices of fresh or stale French bread
Clear Rum Sauce: 1 cup sugar
2 1/4 cups water divided
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tbsp unsalted butter
1/2 tsp cornstarch
1 tbsp light or dark rum

Directions

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{"0":"Preheat oven to 350 degrees","2":"Cream together sugar and butter in a large bowl","4":"Add eggs, cream, cinnamon, vanilla and raisins, mixing well","6":"Pour into a 9 inch round 1 and 3\/4 inch deep pan","8":"Arrange bread slices flat in mixture - let stand 5 minutes","10":"Turn bread over and let stand 10 minutes longer then push bread down so most is covered by the mixture. Do not break the bread","12":"Set the pan in a larger pan filled with water. Water should come within 1\/2 inch from the top of the smaller pan","14":"Cover with aluminum foil and bake 45-50 muntes, uncovering pudding during the last 10 minutes to brown the top. When done the custard should be soft, not firm","16":"When pudding is about room termperature, pour some rum sauce over pudding","18":"Rum sauce: In a medium size saucepan, combine sugar, 2 cups water, cinnamon and butter- bring to a boil","20":"In a small bowl blend cornstarch with remaining 1\/4 cup water and whisk into the sauce- simmer, stirring until sauce is clear","22":"Remove from heat and add rum. Sauce will be thin"}