Bread Pudding With Salted Caramel Sauce

• Bread pudding:
• 5 cups (1/2-inch) cubed French bread (about 8 ounces)
• 1 cup evaporated fat-free milk
• 3/4 cup 1% low-fat milk
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons bourbon
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 large eggs
• Sauce:
• 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons bourbon
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 6 tablespoons half-and-half, divided
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
• Cooking spray

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0.
2. To prepare bread pudding, arrange bread in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake at 350u0b0 for 8 minutes or until lightly toasted.
3. Combine evaporated milk and next 7 ingredients (through eggs) in a large bowl; stir with a whisk. Add bread cubes. Let stand 20 minutes, occasionally pressing on bread to soak up milk.
4. To prepare sauce, combine brown sugar, 3 tablespoons bourbon, and butter in a small saucepan over medium-high heat; bring to a boil. Simmer 2 minutes or until sugar dissolves, stirring frequently. Stir in 5 tablespoons half-and-half; simmer 10 minutes or until reduced to about 1 cup. Remove pan from heat. Stir in remaining 1 tablespoon half-and-half, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and 1/8 teaspoon salt. Keep warm.
5. Spoon half of bread mixture into a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Drizzle 3 tablespoons sauce over bread mixture. Spoon remaining half of bread mixture over sauce. Bake at 350u0b0 for 45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve warm sauce with bread pudding.

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Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/bread-pudding-salted-caramel (may not work)