Creole Bread Pudding - The Local Palate

Ingredients

• 3 cups packed brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 quart milk
• 2 cups whipping cream
• 5 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 14 (1-inch thick) slices day old French bread
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 ½ cups pecan pieces
• Rye Whiskey Sauce (recipe follows)
• 9 tablespoons sugar
• 1 ½ tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons cold water
• 2 egg yolks
• ¼ cup rye whiskey