Mom's Old Fashioned Bread Pudding

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups milk
• 1/4 cup butter
• 4 cups bread
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 5 tablespoons cinnamon
• 1/2 cup seedless raisin (optional)
• 1 cup butter, soft (not margarine)
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla or 1 teaspoon rum flavoring

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f.
• 2 scald milk with butter; set aside to cool.
• 3 in a large bowl place torn bread pieces, sprinkle with as much cinnamon as you like. sprinkle 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 tsp salt and 2 eggs (slightly beaten) over cinnamon sugar bread pieces. mix gently.
• 4 pour cooled scalded milk and butter over the bread mixture and add any optional items before pouring into greased loaf pan. mixture should fill the bread pan.
• 5 place the loaf pan in a large baking pan and fill with 1" of water (called a water bath).
• 6 bread pudding is done when a knife inserted in center comes out clean. oven temps may vary and so would the baking time.
• 7 slice into 1" slices and serve warm. top with a dollop of the hard sauce(see below).
• 8 may be warmed in microwave for leftovers.
• 9 hard sauce recipe:.
• 10 beat butter until creamy. gradually add powdered sugar and then vanilla until all mixed.
• 11 spoon a dollop on a slice of warm bread pudding. mmm--enjoy!