ADAD.62: helping out in the kitchen...

making bread pudding for a potluck meeting of my crafting group that I have friday night.

they're wild about my bread pudding.

little do they know I throw it all together with whatever is in the pantry at the moment!

 

this is before.

see after!

 

Recipe:

1 loaf Quaker HArves Bread, any type

1/4 lb butter (but with more, it tastes soooo good!)

1c mixed fruit, (softened up in a bowl of hot water for a few minutes): cranberries, raisins, coconut, apricots

1 apple diced

1 banana cut up

grated zest of 2 lemons

1/2 c brown sugar

3 cups milk

3 eggs

 

preheat oven to 350 deg C

line 9x12x3 pan with parchment paper for easy cleanup and removal

butter and cut up bread slices, into chuncks, I like big, so 12 segments

beat eggs for a few minutes, add milk and beat together

pour bowl of soaking dried fruit, lemon zest, diced apples, sliced bananas into milk mixture

pour wet mixture into bread and toss/stir until bread is well covered

spread evenly into pan

 

bake in 350deg Oven for 60 ish minutes, centre rack

until tops are golden brown and crisp and custard mixture in center has set

for a treat, serve with whipped cream, prewhiped or whipped!

Done