Karen's Bread Pudding

"Karen's Bread Pudding"

This recipe is probably my pride & joy. MANY years ago, my husband and I visited the Amish settlement near Arthur, Illinois. He ate some bread pudding that he absolutely LOVED. In the restaurant, we asked if they had the recipe -- they said it would be in the Amish cookbook in the gift store. Low and behold, there were 5 Amish cookbooks -- one didn't have a bread pudding recipe; one we eliminated via the topping; so we only had to purchase 3. A couple of these had several recipes, so when we got home, I made several batches of bread pudding and NONE were the one he had tasted. After several years of mixing, matching and creating, I finally got it to his taste -- see if you like it -- I don't particularly like bread pudding, but this IS good! Oh, that's why I gave it my name -- I figured after all that, it deserved my name, or vice versa -- I deserved to name it - ha! Karen Z

1 pt. Bread crumbs

1 C. Sugar

1 qt. Warm Milk

4 Eggs

1 T. Butter

1 C. Raisins

Cinnamon to taste ( about 1 T., I'd guess although I tend to get cinnamon happy :)

350 degrees for 70-80 minutes. Pour sauce over hot pudding.

"Sauce"

1/4 C. Brown Sugar

1/4 C. Granulated Sugar

1 T. Flour

1/2 C. Water

Cook until clear; then add: 2 T. Butter 1/2 tsp. Vanilla