Old Fashioned Bread Pudding with Brandy Hard Sauce

  • 10 mins
  • 55 mins

Ingredients

  • Pudding
  • 2 C. milk
  • 4 C. coarse bread crumbs
  • 1/4 C. melted butter
  • 1/2 C. sugar
  • 2 eggs slightly beaten
  • 1/4 t. salt
  • 1/2 C. raisins
  • 1 t. cinnamon or nutmeg
  • Brandy Hard Sauce
  • 1/4 C. butter, softened
  • 1 C. sifted powdered sugar
  • 1 T. brandy (or Rum)

Preparation

Step 1

Bread Pudding
Heat milk to scalding and pour over bread crumbs. Let cool and add remaining ingredients.

Pour into butter 1 1/2 quart buttered casserole. Bake at 350 degrees until a knife inserted into the pudding comes out clean. (check closer to the edge-not the center). Serve warm with or without Hard Sauce or cream.

Variation: Chocolate Bread Pudding: Blend 1/3 C. cocoa to the sugar before adding it to the pudding.

Brandy Hard Sauce
In a small mixing bowl beat butter and powdered sugar with a hand mixer on medium speed for 3 to 5 minutes until smooth. Beat in brandy. Spoon into a serving bowl and chill to harden., about 30 minutes. Makes 2/3 C. sauce.