Bread pudding with jack daniels sauce

Yield: 24 Servings MM

Ingredients:

3 (1 lb) loaves stale bread
4 c Milk
8 Eggs
1 cn (12-oz.) evaporated milk
1/2 c Water
3/4 c Butter
2 c Sugar
2 tb Vanilla
1/2 ts Nutmeg
1 1/2 ts Cinnamon
1 c Butter (cut into pieces) Sauce MMMMM---------------------JACK DANIELS SAUCE--------------------------
1/2 c Sugar
1/2 c Water
1/2 c Butter
2 oz Jack Daniels (Black Label)

Instructions:

Pudding ~----- Cube bread. Set aside in a large mixing bowl. Combine all ingredients except 1 cup butter. Mix well and pour over bread. Soak bread in milk mixture for 15 minutes. Pour into a 13x9-inch buttered pan. Top bread mixture with cut up butter. Bake at 325 degrees for 60 to 90 minutes or until bread pudding mixture has risen 1-inch. Serve warm sauce over bread pudding. Jack Daniels Sauce: ~----------------- Mix sugar and water until dissolved. Add butter and simmer until melted. Cook over high heat for 2 minutes. Add Jack Daniels and simmer for 3 to 5 minutes.