Bread Pudding

1. Preheat oven to 175 C.
2. Lightly butter a 10×10 pan or dish.
3. Tear or cut the bread into bite-size pieces; spread it out in the pan.
4. Drizzle the melted butter over it and sprinkle with raisins if you are using them.
5. In another bowl, combine eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon and vanilla. Beat well until combined.
6. Pour this pudding mixture over the bread and lightly push down with a fork until the bread is covered with the liquid.
7. Bake for around 60 minutes or until set (there shouldn’t be any runny stuff at the bottom). Remove from oven and set on a rack.

For the sauce:
1. Mix together the sauce ingredients in a saucepan.
2. Bring to a boil and keep whisking it.
3. When it starts to thicken and becomes all nice and smooth take it off the heat. Set aside.
4. Spoon over warm or chilled pudding before serving.