Old-Fashioned Bread Pudding

 

Ingredients

6 cups day-old bread, cubed

Challah or French bread

2 cups milk

3 large eggs

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

2/3 cup raisins, optional

1/4 cup melted butter

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. Grease a baking dish.

3. Add cubed bread to the dish.

4. In a bowl, whisk milk, eggs, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and melted butter.

5. Pour mixture over the bread.

6. Sprinkle in raisins if using.

7. Let sit for 10–15 minutes so the bread absorbs the custard.

8. Bake until golden, puffed, and set in the center.

9. Serve warm.