Pumpkin Bread Pudding With Praline Pecan Sauce

Ingredients

• 5 large eggs

• 1 (29 ounce) can pumpkin
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt, I use sea salt
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 loaf French bread, cut into 1-inch cubes about 10 cups
• praline sauce
• 1 cup pecans
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 tablespoon corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. 1

   Bread Pudding.

2. 2

   1. Wisk together eggs and then add the next 8 ingredients. Stir in bread cubes and seal the bowl with plastic wrap. Cool over night.

3. 3

   2. Preheat oven to 350. Pour mixture into a greased 13 X 9" pan. Cover with foil and bake for 35 minutes. Uncover and continue to bake for 15 minutes.

4. 4

   Praline Sauce.

5. 5

   1. Heat pecans in a skillet over medium-low heat, stiring often for 3 to 5 minutes. Until lightly toasted and fragrant. remove pecans from skillet.

6. 6

   2. Cook brown sugar, butter and corn syrup over medium heat, stirring occasionally until sugar is dissolved. This takes 3 or 4 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in pecans and vanilla.

7. 7

   3. Pour over bread pudding while hot, hopefully bread pudding is hot and put in oven until the sauce begins to bubble.