The CommonSenseMom's Bread Pudding Recipe

The CommonSenseMom's Bread Pudding Recipe

12 cups 1-inch bread cubes
6 cups milk
3/4 c. melted butter
1 1/2 c. sugar (maybe a little extra)
6 eggs, beaten
1 T. vanilla
1 t. nutmeg
1 t. cinnamon

Thoroughly whisk together all ingredients except the bread cubes in a glass bowl and heat in the microwave for about 5 minutes. Put bread cubes in a large bowl. Pour the heated liquid over the bread cubes and gently combine until liquid is well distributed. Let stand 10 minutes. Transfer to greased baking dish (mine was 11 X 14 X 2 1/2). Lightly cover with foil and bake on top rack of oven at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Remove foil and bake another 15-20 minutes until knife inserted in center comes out clean. After bread pudding has cooled to "warm", drizzle with a thin powdered sugar icing (I didn't measure at all...just powdered sugar, milk, vanilla).

I keep the heels and stale bread in a bag in the freezer until I am ready to use them. Then I thaw and cut them into cubes. My bread is homemade and mostly made with white whole wheat flour. More fat in your milk will give you a richer bread pudding.

Instead of topping with powdered sugar icing, you can serve with warm maple syrup (the real thing) or a vanilla sauce. We preferred the powdered sugar icing to the vanilla sauce.

If I were going to use a 9 X 13 pan, I would make 2/3 of this recipe and adjust the baking time.