Pear and Blueberry Bread Pudding with Lemon Sauce

Pear and Blueberry Bread Pudding with Lemon Sauce

Ingredients:

5 cups stale bread cubed
2 pears thinly sliced
1 cup blueberrys
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
4 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp nutmeg
2 cups half and half
1 cup toasted slivered almonds
1/4 cup melted butter

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
   In a lightly buttered baking dish place bread, pears, blueberrys and almonds.  In a large bowl whisk all the other ingredients and pour over the bread and fruit and toss.  Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Lemon Sauce

Ingredients

1/2 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp corn starch
2 tsp vanilla

Place in a sauce pan over medium heat and reduce to half or until syrupy.