Bread Pudding!

You might just think you've died and gone to heaven when you eat this dessert!

Ingredients

• 6 slices day-old bread (I use 6-8 large slices of french bread, or about half a loaf.  and it doesn't have to be day old)
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 4 eggs, beaten

• 2 cups milk
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1/2 to 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Break bread into small pieces into an 9x13 inch baking pan (or slightly smaller). Drizzle melted butter or margarine over bread. If desired, sprinkle with raisins.
3. In a medium mixing bowl, combine eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla. Beat until well mixed. Pour over bread, and lightly push down with a fork (I mix it pretty well actually, you don't have to be too light!) until bread is covered and soaking up the egg mixture.
4. Bake in the preheated oven for 45-55 minutes, or until the top springs back when lightly tapped.

Sauce

1 cup white sugar

1/4 cup butter

3/4-1 cup whipping cream (depends on how thick you want it)

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Combine sugar, butter, cream, and vanilla in a large saucepan. While stirring, bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, and stir 3 minutes more. Spoon over warm bread pudding.