Sweet Bread Pudding With A Vanilla Kick

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 8 pieces french toast bread (i find it at safeway)
• 6 eggs, room temperature
• 2 egg yolks, room temperature
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 -4 tablespoons vanilla
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 cup butter
• 6 cups milk, best with whole milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 cut french toast bread into small bite-size cubes.
• 3 place in the bottom of an ungreased 9x13 pan. (works great in a clay pan, if you have one).
• 4 combine dry ingredients; set aside.
• 5 in a medium sized bowl, whisk the eggs until foamy; set aside.
• 6 in a medium saucepan, heat milk and butter over low heat until butter melts; remove from heat.
• 7 add dry ingredients and vanilla to milk and stir until sugar dissolves.
• 8 very slowly, pour the milk into the eggs while constantly stirring, as to avoid curdling the eggs.
• 9 pour over bread cubes.
• 10 let sit for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, so the bread can become soaked.
• 11 bake for 60 minutes or until the sides get brown and begin to pull slightly away from pan.
• 12 let cool slightly.
• 13 this pudding is very sweet and doesn't need a topping but, if desired, top with whipped cream, ice cream or one of the many great toppings or sauces found here on zaar.