Lemon Sauce
Growing up, we lemon sauce always topped our bread pudding. The pudding could be hot or cold, the sauce was always hot.
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/3 cup sugar
2/3 cups water, boiling
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1 1/2 tablespoons butter (optional)
Mix cornstarch and sugar in a small saucepan. Add the boiling water. Bring to boil, lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
Remove from heat, add the lemon juice, grated rind and butter. Mix well.
I usually double the recipe, as I like lots of sauce.