Name: Simple Bread Pudding
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 2 cups milk; 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter, more for greasing pan; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/3 cup sugar; Pinch salt; 1/2 loaf sweet egg bread like challah or brioche, cut into 2-inch cubes (about 5 to 6 cups); 2 eggs, beaten

This recipe is proof-positive that leftover bread can easily be converted to dessert without much work. 

There’s room for customization here: consider adding fresh or dried fruit or a combination of spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and cardamom. 

It makes a great brunch dish, served with fresh fruit compote. Or add a handful of chocolate chips before baking for a decidedly more decadent outcome.

Simple Bread Pudding

milk

unsalted

vanilla extract

sugar

salt

sweet egg bread

eggs, beaten

Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a small saucepan over low heat, warm milk, butter, vanilla, sugar and salt. Continue cooking just until butter melts; cool. Meanwhile, butter a 4-to-6-cup baking dish and fill it with cubed bread.

Add eggs to cooled milk mixture and whisk; pour mixture over bread. Bake for 30 to 45 minutes, or until custard is set but still a little wobbly and edges of bread have browned. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Simple Bread Pudding

Total: 45 minutes

Servings: 7

Author : Mark Bittman

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