Bread Pudding with Lemon Sauce

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Course : Puddings
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 6
 

Ingredients:

3 slices day-old bread cubed
3/4 cup raisins
2 cups milk
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
---Lemon Sauce:
3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup water
3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
1 tablespoon butter
 

Preparation:

Toss bread and raisins in an ungreased 1 1/2 quart baking dish. In a saucepan, combine milk, sugar, butter and salt; cook and stir until butter melts. Remove from heat. Whisk eggs and vanilla in a small bowl; gradually stir in a small amount of the hot mixture. Return all to the pan and mix well. Pour over bread and raisins. Set the dish in a large baking pan; add 1 inch of water to outer pan. Bake, uncovered at 350 F. for 50-60 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. For Sauce; combine the sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan. Stir in water until smooth; bring to a boil over Medium heat. Boil for 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in lemon juice, peel and butter until butter melts. Serve over warm or cold pudding. Refrigerate any leftovers.

 

Nutritional Information:

2117 Calories (kcal); 60g Total Fat; (24% calories from fat); 31g Protein; 380g Carbohydrate; 533mg Cholesterol; 1259mg Sodium