Ingredients
1 lb bread -- stale
1 qt milk
4 large eggs
1 cup sugar
2 tbsp vanilla extract
1 cup seedless raisins
Directions
Crush the bread into the milk and mix well. Beat the eggs and add to
the bread and milk, together with the sugar, vanilla, and raisins.
Mix well. Spray 9 x 13 pan with Pam. Pour in the rest of the
ingredients.
Bake about 50 minutes in a preheated 350-degree oven (until the
pudding is firm). Serve with New Orleans Whiskey Sauce.
Recipe By : La Bouche Creole - p 235
Servings: 12 servings
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Categories: Bread; Bread Pudding; Breads; Dessert
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