Butterscotch Pear Bread Pudding

• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• 3 cups whole milk
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 8 cups bread (cubed, Italian works well, you want a dense bread)
• 3 ripe bartlett pears, peeled and cubed
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• Butterscotch Sauce
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1/3 cup light corn syrup
• 3 tablespoons whipping cream

1. Cook brown sugar and butter over medium heat, stirring constantly for 2-3 minuets until smooth. Remove from heat.
2. In a bowl, whisk eggs, yolk, milk, cream, vanilla and nutmeg. Whisk in brown sugar until smooth.
3. Add 6 cups of the bread, press down and let stand for 30 minuets.
4. Heat oven to 325. Butter 3 qt baking dish.
5. Pour half of the bread mixture into dish. Arrange pears over mixture and pour the remaining bread mixture over pears.
6. Top with remaining 2 cups of bread, pressing down to slightly moisten.
7. Brush bread cubes with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar.
8. Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes or until top is golden brown and center is set.
9. Cool for 30 minuets while making sauce:.
10. Melt butter in a pot over medium heat.
11. Add brown sugar, water and corn syrup, bring to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes whisking occasionally.
12. Remove from heat, whisk in cream.
13. Serve warm over bread pudding.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/butterscotch-pear-bread-pudding-426288 (may not work)