Custard Bread Pudding

TinyArtist

  Custard Bread PuddingYield: 8 servings

  Ingredients  

• 1  quart  milk, scalded
• 2  cup day-old bread, cubes
• 1/4  teaspoon  salt
• 1/2  cup  sugar
• 3    eggs
• 3  tablespoon melted butter, or margarine
• 1/2  teaspoon  vanilla
  

  Directions  

• Set oven for 325f.
• Pour milk over bread cubes.
• Add salt and sugar.
• Beat eggs; add to bread mixture with butter and vanilla: mix well.
• Pour into a 1 1/2-quart greased casserole.
• Set casserole in a pan.
• Pour in hot water to within 1 inch of top.
• Bake 50 to 60 minutes, or until knife inserted near rim comes out clean.
• Surprise pudding variation: use plain whole-wheat or raisin wholewheat bread instead of white bread in making custard bread pudding.
• Chocolate bread puddings variation: add 2 squares unsweetened chocolate, melted, to bread and milk mixture in custard bread pudding, and use 3/4 cup of sugar instead of 1/2.