Bread-And-Butter Pudding With Whiskey Sauce

Step 1: Preheat oven to 350°F.

Step 2: Soak sultanas in hot water for 10 minutes, then drain.

Step 3: Butter the bread.

Step 4: Remove crusts and cut into triangles.

Step 5: Arrange in a greased deep casserole dish along with raisins.

Step 6: In a saucepan, bring the milk, cream, vanilla bean and sugar to just below a boil.

Step 7: Remove the vanilla bean.

Step 8: Add milk mixture to the eggs.

Step 9: Through a strainer, pour the egg-and-milk mixture onto the bread.Leave to soak.

Step 10: Cover with aluminum foil and cook in a water bath in preheated oven, approximately 55 minutes. Remove foil and bake 5 more minutes to allow top to crisp.

Step 11: To make the whiskey sauce: Boil the milk, then remove from heat.

Step 12: In a separate saucepan, mix the sugar and egg yolks.

Step 13: Add egg mixture to milk and return to heat.

Step 14: Cook gently over low heat, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens slightly.

Step 15: Stir in whiskey.

Step 16: Serve warm.