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Bread pudding

This is a recipe that came to Indiana with English settlers, similar to their bread and butter pudding.

Ingredients

2 teaspoons shortening
3 cups bread (day old bread, cubed)
1⁄2 cup raisin
4 egg (beaten)
2 cups milk
1⁄3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)

Instructions

  1. Heat the oven to 350º F and grease a baking dish with the shortening.
  2. Put the bread and raisins into the dish and mix.
  3. Beat together the eggs, milk, sugar and vanilla extract, if using.
  4. Pour the milk and egg mixture over the bread and raisins.
  5. Bake in the middle of the oven until set, about 35-45 minutes.
  6. Serve warm.
Yield
4 servings
Preparation time 10 minutes
Cooking time 30 minutes
Total time
40 minutes

Notes

If you don't have it, substitute 1 teaspoon vanilla extract with 1 tablespoon vanilla ice cream.

desserts, bake
dinner, brunch, easy
Indiana food recipes
Food in U.S.A.

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