Old Fashioned Bread Pudding with Brandy Hard Sauce

By á-11084

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)

Details

Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 55mins

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.