Anytime Bread Pudding Recipe

How to make it

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• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Butter a 9"-square baking dish.
• In a medium saucepan combine the milk and raisins over medium heat until milk is very warm but not boiling.
• Pour into a large bowl and whisk in the cream, sugar, rum, vanilla and nutmeg.
• Whisk in the eggs until smooth.
• Stir in the bread, making sure all pieces are submerged.
• Let stand at room temperature until most of the liquid is absorbed.
• Spoon mixture into the prepared pan and cover with foil.
• Set the baking dish in a shallow roasting pan.
• Place pan in oven and pour hot water halfway up sides of pudding dish.
• Bake for 30 minutes OR until the center is a little wobbly.
• Remove the foil and continue to bake 20 minutes more.
• DO NOT OVERBAKE.. pudding will set up as it cools.
• Cool for 15 minutes on a wire rack.
• Serve warm or cold.
• **SOUR CHERRY AMARETTO BREAD PUDDING
• Substitute 1/2 cup sour cherries for raisins.
• Reduce vanilla extract to 1 1/2 teaspoons.
• Add 1/2 teaspoon almond extract.
• Substitute 1/4 cup Amaretto for the rum.