Shelly's Recipe

FRENCH VANILLA BREAD PUDDING WITH PRALINE RUM SAUCE

Category: Bread Pudding

12 slices of French bread, torn into pieces
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped pecans
4 eggs
2 cups milk
1 pkg. French vanilla instant pudding mix

Place bread pieces in a 2 1/2 quart buttered casserole dish. In large bowl , mix sugar, cinnamon, eggs, milk, and pudding mix, with wire whisk, until well blended. Stir in pecans. Pour over bread pieces and blend until evenly coated. Place casserole dish in a larger baking pan, filled with one inch of water. Bake in a 350 degree oven, for 40 to 45 minutes, or until golden brown.

Praline-Rum Sauce
3/4 cup light brown sugar
4 tbs. butter
1 small can evaporated milk
1/2 cup chopped pecans
2 tbs. dark rum or
2 tsp. rum extract

Melt butter in saucepan, and then add brown sugar, milk, and pecans. Bring to a boil and lower heat and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring often. Remove from heat and stir in rum, or rum extract. Serve warm over bread pudding.