Bread and Butter Pudding with Cherries

Ingredients:

• 8 slices of Aunt Millie's Hearth Fiber for Life Honey & Crunchy Oat Bread
• Butter (for spreading)
• 2 cups cherries (stems and pits removed)
• Cinnamon (to taste)
• Nutmeg (to taste)
• 1 quart milk
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 2 Tbsp. vanilla
• Brown sugar (to taste) 

Yield: 12 servings

Directions:

1. Butter slices of bread. Place four slices (or enough to fill) in a single layer in the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch pan. Cover with 1 cup cherries. Sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg. Repeat for second layer.
2. Pour milk in mixing bowl; add eggs and vanilla; sweeten with brown sugar to taste. Pour mixture over contents of pan; soak for two to three hours. Bake in oven for one hour at 325 degrees.
3. In saucepan, combine cherry juice, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, 3 tablespoons water and butter. Stir constantly while bringing to a boil. Remove from heat and cool until safe to eat.
4. Cut bread pudding into 12 equal slices. Plate each slice and drizzle cherry sauce on top before serving.