IRISH BREAD PUDDING WITH WHISKEY SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350.
• Line a large, deep roasting pan with dish towels.
• Bring a kettle of water to a boil.
• Place rack in the center of oven.
• Drizzle the melted butter over bread cubes and place them in a buttered 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
• Scald the milk and cream.
• Mix together the eggs, sugar, salt and vanilla. Stir in the hot milk and cream.
• Pour this custard over the bread cubes.
• Sprinkle lightly with cinnamon and nutmeg (go easy on the nutmeg).
• Place baking pan in roasting pan and set on oven rack.
• Pour boiling water into roasting pan until it comes at least halfway up the sides of the baking pan.
• Bake in a water bath until set, about 40 minutes.
• Serve warm with whisky sauce.
• You'll only need 1/2 the recipe for the sauce, or make only 1/2 the recipe.
• Whiskey Sauce:.
• Melt the butter in a sauce pan over medium heat.
• When bubbling, whisk in sugar but do not bring to boil.
• In a separate bowl beat the egg yolks.
• When the sugar is melted, slowly whisk the yolks into the sugar mixture.
• Remove from heat.
• Slowly whisk in the whisky and drizzle over bread pudding.