Bread Pudding Made With French Bread

BREAD PUDDING MADE WITH FRENCH BREAD

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Categories : Breads Desserts

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -- -- --

8 oz Stale, dense, french bread

4 tb Butter, softened

1/2 c Dried cherries or raisins

3 Large eggs

2/3 c Plus

2 tb sugar

4 ts Vanilla extract

1/2 ts Almond extract

1 pn Salt

4 c Milk, heated

1/4 ts Cinnamon

1/2 thick. Butter

1 side of each slice.

Butter 1 1/2 qt. shallow baking dish. Arrange one half the bread,

buttered side up, in single layer in dish. Sprinkle with cherries or raisins. Top with another layer of bread slices. Whisk eggs, 1/2 cup sugar

and vanilla and almond extracts, and salt in bowl. Whisk in hot milk. Pour

custard over bread.

Press bread into custard. Let stand 30 minutes.

Press again. Preat oven to 350 degrees. Place baking dish in larger

baking pan. Combine remaining sugar and cinnamon in bowl. Sprinkle over

pudding. Pour boiling water in large pan halfway up side of dish. Bake 45

to 50 minutes until golden. Serve warm with cream. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -