New Orleans Style Bread Pudding

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 loaf day-old long new orleans-style thin crusted french bread, cubed (about 6 or 7 cups)
• 2 cups whole milk
• 2 (12 ounce) cans evaporated milk (not sweetened)
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 6 large eggs
• 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 dash salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven 350 degrees (lower temperature if baking in glass pan).
• 2 butter 10" x 14" baking pan.
• 3 place bread cubes into a large mixing bowl.
• 4 pour over cubed bread the milk and evaporated milk, letting sit about 5 minutes; mix slightly with electric mixer.
• 5 mix together eggs, vanilla and sugar together in separate bowl. can do this by hand.
• 6 add egg and sugar mixture to bread mixture.
• 7 beat all together with electric mixer. the mixture will be pretty smooth, with possibly a few small chunks. pour into buttered pan.
• 8 bake uncovered approximately 45 minutes to1 hour. the edges will turn slightly brown, pulling away from pan and center will be set.
• 9 best if eaten the same day.