Quick, Cheap and Easy ...Wholesome, comforting Bread Pudding

Old fashioned 'Bread Pudding' is the epitomy of comfort food. Cheap, easy to make and wholesome it is a staple dessert from past generations that makes kids' tummies feel warm and full. Great on a cold day or if you are running short of ingredients for a good dessert. In a pinch it's good for breakfast too.

 

Ingredients

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• 5 slices day old bread
• 3 tbsp butter
• 1/2 c steamed raisins...( you could add a chopped apple or maybe some dried blueberries or cherries or some chopped dried mango)Optional
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 c sugar (Splenda works just the same)
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 3 c scalded milk
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon

How to make it

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• Toast bread and then butter it.
• Arrange the toast in a shallow baking dish.
• Sprinkle the raisins over the bread.
• Mix the sugar (reserving 2 tbsp), salt and eggs.
• Add the milk to the sugar/egg mixture and stir well.
• Pour the milk/sugar/egg mixture over the toast and let stand for 10 minutes.
• Mix remaining 2 tbsp sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over pudding.
• Bake at 350F for about 35 minutes.
• Serve warm with cream, whipped cream or ice cream.