Cozy Bread Pudding

INGREDIENTS

• 6 slices stale bread (french bread or challah bread)
• 3 tablespoons of butter 
• 4 beaten Eggs
• 2 cups milk
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon McNess Champion Madagascar Vanilla Compound
• 1 teaspoon McNess ground cinnamon

Vanilla Sauce

• 3 tablespoons butter, salted
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and use 1 tablespoon of butter to coat the inside of your 8 inch square baking dish.
2. Slice bread into fairly large pieces. Place pieces of bread into buttered baking dish.
3. Melt remaining 2 tablespoons of butter, and drizzle over bread pieces.
4. In a medium size bowl, mix remaining ingredients together until well combined.
5. Pour this mixture over the bread, making sure to evenly coat each piece.
6. Bake for 45 minutes, or until the top of the bread pudding is slightly browned.

Vanilla Sauce

1. In a small sauce pan, put 3 tablespoons of salted butter on medium heat .Once the butter is melted, wait a bit to let the butter brown.
2. Then, add in a tablespoon of brown sugar, and a teaspoon of vanilla. Stir to combine and remove from heat. Let sit for 1-2 minutes. Whisk the brown sugar and butter mixture and pour on top of the cooked bread pudding.

ENJOY!