Food
Pioneer Bread Pudding
By Yankee Magazine|Dec 06 2007|
The hardest part of this simple dessert is waiting to eat it.
Yield
Serves 6.
Ingredients
2 cups milk
3 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
Pinch of salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups bread cubes
Ground nutmeg
Instructions
Scald milk with butter and sugar. Beat eggs slightly and add salt. Gradually stir in the warm milk mixture and vanilla. Place bread cubes in a buttered casserole and pour the milk mixture over the bread. Sprinkle with nutmeg. Set the baking dish in a pan of warm water up to the level of the pudding. Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour.
This looks exactly like a recipe my mom’s been using for over 80 years. Tastes great!