Old Fashioned Banana Bread Pudding

Ingredients

Bread Pudding

• 1/4 cup butter or margarine
• 4 cups French bread or sourdough bread, cubed (stale bread)
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 cups milk
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup banana, sliced

Sauce

• 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. 1

   heat oven to 375*F.

2. 2

   in a 2-quart casserole melt 1/4 cup butter in oven for 4 to 6 minutes.

3. 3

   stir in bread cubes.

4. 4

   in medium bowl slightly beat eggs, stir in remaining pudding ingredients "except bananas".

5. 5

   stir in bananas.

6. 6

   pour over bread cubes, stir to coat.

7. 7

   bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until a knife inserted near center comes out clean.

8. 8

   meanwhile in a 1 quart saucepan melt 3 tablespoons butter over medium heat.

9. 9

   stir in sugar and cornstarch, add remaining ingredients "except for vanilla".

10. 10

    continue cooking, stirring occasionally until sauce come to a full boil, about 3 to 4 minutes.

11. 11

    stir in vanilla.

12. 12

    serve sauce over warm pudding.