Bread Pudding with Vanilla Custard Sauce

INGREDIENTS

For the Bread Pudding:

loaf stale French bread,cut into 1-inch squares (about 7 cups)

3 cups

2% milk

large eggs, lightly beaten

1 1/2 cups

granulated sugar

1/2 cup

light brown sugar

2 tbsp

vanilla extract

1 tsp

ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp

ground allspice

1 cup

raisins

3 tbsp

unsalted butter, melted

For the Vanilla Custard Sauce:

1 cup

heavy cream

1 cup

milk

1 tsp

vanilla extract

6 tbsp

granulated sugar

egg yolks

1/8 tsp

rum extract, optional