Jamaican Bread Pudding

4 C. cubed French bread
1/2 C. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 C. raisins
1/4 C. white rum
1/4 C. melted butter
2 C. milk
2 eggs, beaten
1 tsp. vanilla

Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 9 in. square baking dish with butter.
Combine bread, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and raisins in a large mixing bowl. Pour into baking dish. Drizzle bread mixture with melted butter and rum.
Mix eggs, milk, and vanilla. Pour over bread mixture and let sit 15 min.
Bake 50 min.-1hr. or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean.
Serve warm with vanilla-rum sauce.

Vanilla-Rum Sauce:
1/2 C. firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 C. sugar
1/2 C. butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 C. whipping cream
2 tsp. white rum
1 tsp. vanilla

In a heavy saucepan, combine all ingredients except rum and vanilla. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until mixture thickens and comes to a full boil, 5-8 min. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and rum.