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Bread Pudding

Celebrating pioneer heritage - then and now! Although the recipe is centuries old it is still a trendy tasty dessert today. In days gone by it was a way to use old bread and waste not. Today it transforms from the trendy dessert to breakfast casserole to a flaky tart.

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INGREDIENTS

  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 10 slices of bread, cubed
  • 1/2 - 1 cup raisins, cranberries, or other fruit
  • 4 cups whole milk
  • 6 eggs
  • 3/4 -1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 Tbsp vanilla
  • 1/2-1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • Ice Cream or Vanilla sauce
  • Prep Time
    10-15 min
  • Cook Time
    40-50 min
  • Servings
    10-12

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Melt butter in Dutch oven or baking dish. Generously butter bottom and sides of pan.

Cut or tear bread into cubes, add to pan and toss to coat with remaining butter. Sprinkle in optional raisins.

Whisk together milk, eggs, sugar, salt and vanilla. Pour over bread, lightly press bread cubes into the milk. If time allows, allow to stand 10 minutes for bread to soak up egg and milk mixture.

Bake 40-50 minutes or until moisture is set, knife inserted in center comes out clean, and golden brown. Serve warm or cold, with ice cream or Vanilla Sauce.

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