Vanilla Bread Pudding

Aunt Fae's recipe - soooo good! Hope I can make it anywhere near as well as she does!

4 cups soft bread cubes

1/2 tsp. salt

3 eggs

1 cup sugar

1 TBS vanilla

2 cups milk

1 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 cup slivered almonds (optional)

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

Place bread crumbs in lightly greased 8" X 8" baking pan. Mix together eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, sugar and milk. Pour over bread cubes and top with slivered almonds, if desired. Bake in 350 degree oven 50 - 60 mins. or until a knife comes out clean. Serve with nutmeg sauce.

Nutmeg Sauce:

1 cup sugar

2 TBS butter or margarine

1/8 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

2 tbs. cornstarch

1 tsp. vanilla

2 cups water

Dissolve cornstarch in cold water and place in saucepan. Add other ingredients and cook until thick and smooth.

It is yummy!!

**Note: since I don't really like the flavor of nutmeg, I'm going to try making the sauce with cinnamon instead.