Capirotada (mexican Bread Pudding)

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 cups water
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 (12 ounce) box raisins
• brandy
• 1 loaf french bread, toasted
• 2 cups american cheese, grated
• 1 cup pecans, chopped

Recipe

• 1 place raisins in a small bowl and pour enough brandy so that raisins plump up.
• 2 in a small sauce pan, add water, cinnamon sticks, and sugar. boil over medium heat for about 10 minutes.
• 3 remove cinnamon sticks and pour raisins into mix.
• 4 place toasted bread slices in 9 x 13 baking pan.
• 5 layer ingredients: cheese, pecans, bread -- etc. repeat steps until all bread is used. (save some pecans for last topping).
• 6 pour cinnamon mix over bread pudding and sprinkle pecans on top.
• 7 bake at 350 for 30 minutes.