Pioneer Bread Pudding

Title:
Pioneer Bread Pudding

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Bread,
Pudding




Ingredients:





     2 c  Cubed day-old bread


          -(1/2-inch pieces); crusts


          -removed


     2 c  Milk


   1/4 c  Sugar


     3 tb Butter


     1 ds Salt


     2    Eggs


   1/2 ts Vanilla extract





--------------------------------LEMON
SAUCE--------------------------------


   1/2 c  Sugar


     1 tb Cornstarch


     1 ds Salt


     1 c  Water


 1 1/2 ts Grated lemon peel


     2 tb Butter


     1 tb Lemon juice


     1 dr Yellow food coloring;


          -optional





 Place bread cubes in a greased 1 -qt. baking dish. In a saucepan, heat


 milk, sugar, butter and salt over low heat just until butter melts. In a


 bowl, beat eggs; whisk in warm milk mixture. Stir in vanilla. Pour over


 bread. Place baking dish in a shallow pan of hot water. Bake, uncovered, at


 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until a knife inserted 1 in. from the edge


 comes out clean. For the lemon sauce, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt in


 a saucepan. Stir in water and lemon peel; bring to a boil. Cook and stir


 for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in butter, lemon juice and food


 coloring. Serve warm or cold with the pudding. Refrigerate leftovers.


 Yield: 4-6 servings.


 Posted to recipelu-digest by "Lynn Ratcliffe" 
on Mar 28,


 1998