Grandma's Bread Pudding

Bread cubes, raisins and optional pecans are baked in a milk, egg, sugar and butter mixture flavored with vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg, and served with a thickened fruit juice sauce.

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Ingredients:

• 6-8 cups white and/or whole wheat bread in large cubes  
• 1 Cup raisins  
• 1 Cup chopped pecans (optional)  
• 3 eggs, beaten  
• 4 Cup milk  
• 2 Cups sugar  
• 8 Tb. butter, melted  
• 2 Tb. vanilla  
• 1 Tb cinnamon
• 1 Tb nutmeg  
• Sauce:
• 1/2 Cup butter  
• 1 1/2 Cup powdered sugar  
• 2 egg yolks  
• 1/2 Cup desired fruit juice (such as orange or apple)

Method

Combine all dry ingredients in large bowl. Combine eggs and remaining ingredients. (Mixture should be very moist.) Pour into buttered 9 x 13" baking dish. Place into non-preheated oven. Bake at 350 for approx. 1 hour and 15 minutes, until top is golden brown. Serve warm with warm sauce. Sauce: Melt butter; stir in sugar over medium heat until combined. Remove from heat and blend in egg yolks. Pour in juice, stirring constantly. Cook until slightly thickened. Sauce will thicken a little more as it cools. Serve warm over warm bread pudding.

Notes:

Number of servings: 16-20 servings

Submitted By: mamawj
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