Christmas Bread Pudding

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 pinch ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 6 slices white bread, toasted and cut into cubes
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 1/2 cups shredded Colby longhorn cheese

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C.) Grease a 2 quart casserole dish. Set aside.
2. In a medium saucepan, heat sugar until it liquefies. Insert a candy thermometer and cook sugar without stirring until it reaches 320 degrees F (160 degrees C). It will be a clear, amber colored syrup.
3. Add the water, cinnamon and cloves. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer. Stir in vanilla.
4. Layer in prepared casserole dish: half the toast, half the raisins, half the nuts, half the syrup, and half the cheese. Repeat layers. Bake uncovered for 30 minutes. Serve warm.

white sugar, water, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, vanilla, white bread, raisins, walnuts, longhorn cheese

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/15345/christmas-bread-pudding/ (may not work)