Bread Pudding With Colby Cheese

• 1 1/4 cups hot water
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 14 ounces dense white bread, toasted and cubed
• Cooking spray
• 1 3/4 cups (7 ounces) shredded colby or white cheddar cheese
• 1/3 cup heavy cream
• Powdered sugar (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0.
2. Combine water and raisins; let stand 10 minutes or until raisins plump. Drain raisins over a bowl, reserving soaking liquid. Combine soaking liquid, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 15 minutes. Stir in butter.
3. Arrange half of bread in bottom of a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Top with half of cheese and half of raisins. Repeat layers, ending with raisins. Pour the sugar liquid over bread. Cover with foil coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350u0b0 for 1 hour or until set.
4. Place cream in a medium bowl, and beat with a mixer at high speed until stiff peaks form. Sprinkle the bread pudding with powdered sugar, if desired, and serve with whipped cream.

water, raisins, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, butter, white bread, cooking spray, cheddar cheese, heavy cream, powdered sugar

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/bread-pudding-with-colby-cheese (may not work)