Bread Pudding & Lemon Sauce

1 loaf sandwich bread, torn in half
3 pints milk
2 t. vanilla
1/2 cup sugar
1 T. cinnamon
1/4 t. nutmeg
1/4 t. grated lemon peel
3 eggs
1/2 stick butter

Tear bread in half diagonally and stack torn edge down into buttered 9X13 pan.  Gently squeeze all bread into pan laying it all directions.  Mix all ingredients except butter until thoroughly blended.  Slowly pour over the bread and allow bread to soak up the liquid.  Cut butter into pieces and layer over the top.  Bake in a 350 degree oven for 60 minutes. 

Lemon Sauce

1 1/2 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup sugar
2 T. corn starch
2 T. butter
dash of salt

Blend all ingredients in small saucepan.  Over medium high heat, stir until thickened, stirring constantly.  Set aside to drizzle over bread pudding serving.