Bread Pudding with Rum Sauce - The Local Palate

Ingredients

• ¼ cup butter
• ½ cup heavy cream, plus more as needed
• ⅓ cup packed brown sugar
• ¼ cup sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup spiced rum
• 12 slices fresh country white or French bread
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup spiced rum or hot water
• 3 large egg yolks
• 2 large eggs
• ¾ cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup sugar plus 1 teaspoon, for sprinkling
• 1 ½ cups heavy cream
• 1 ½ cups whole milk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon plus 1 teaspoon, for sprinkling
• ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
• ½ cup crushed pineapple
• Rum Sauce