Cherry Bread Pudding

Ingredients:

12 ounces Wheat Hoagie Rolls, cut into ½ inch chunks (about 6 cups)

3 cups milk

3 large eggs

1 cup granulated sugar

3 tablespoons vanilla extract

½ teaspoon cinnamon, optional

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 cups cherries

1 stick melted butter

Sauce:

½ cup butter (4 oz.)

1 cup sugar

½ teaspoon cinnamon

½ cup bourbon

Directions:

· Place Bread chunks in a large bowl, pour milk over bread

· Stir a little until milk is absorbed

· In another bowl, beat eggs, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt together

· Stir into the bread mixture, gently stir the raisins into the bread mixture

· Pour into a buttered baking pan, drizzle with melted butter

· Bake at 350 degrees for about 60 minutes or until set and brown

· Cool and cut into squares

Sauce:

· In a saucepan, melt butter, add sugar and cinnamon, whisking to blend well

· Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens and sugar grains melt

· Let the mixture cool significantly ( the whiskey will boil over if you put it in too hot)

· Whisk in bourbon ( slowly at first to make sure it is not to hot and boils over)

· Serve warm

· Yields 1 cup of bourbon sauce

· Double the sauce mixture for twice the fun!