Vanilla-Bourbon Bread Pudding With Caramel Sauce – Simmer + Sauce

Ingredients

• For the Bread Pudding:
• One (1-pound) challah, bread cut into 1/2-inch squares
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 4 egg yolks
• 2 cups milk
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 tablespoons bourbon
• 1 whole vanilla bean, split lengthwise and beans scrapped
• For the Caramel Sauce:
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• Pinch of salt
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract