Cinnamon-Raisin Bread Pudding

By Hklbrries

Here’s a nice option: Substitute dried cranberries, cherries or blueberries for the raisins.

Walking in the Mohonk Mountain House, the oldest family-owned lodge in the United States, you're immediately taken with the warmth of the place. While this 265-room hotel 6 miles west of New Paltz, NY, is luxurious, it's also friendly, and folks who retreat there seem to intuitively know that. Maybe it's the Quaker beliefs of the founders, twin brothers Alfred H and Albert K Smiley, that permeat the 150-year-old halls. Everyone feels as though they're friends. With its comfy sitting areas situated around 50-plus fireplaces, communal dining room, porches and rocking chairs, and numerous wide staircases (and obvious absence of an elevator), guests mingle the old-fashioned way. The food is also unbelievably good. Here are recipes courtesy of Mohonk from its vintage menu, which features dishes served at the lodge 50 years ago.

Ingredients

• Butter for greasing pan
• 1 (1-pound) loaf artisan white bread, cubed
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 cups raisins
• 4 cups whole milk
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons dark corn syrup
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 7 eggs, slightly beaten
• Vanilla frozen yogurt (optional)

Details

Servings 10
Adapted from relishmag.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 F.

Grease a 13-by-9-inch baking dish with butter. Place bread in pan and sprinkle with cinnamon and raisins.

Combine milk, sugar and corn syrup in a saucepan. Heat over medium heat until milk small bubbles form around the edge of the pan. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.

Slowly pour hot milk mixture over eggs, whisking constantly. Pour mixture over bread and cover with foil.

Place bread pudding pan on rimmed baking sheet in oven. Pour water onto baking sheet to create a water bath. Bake 30 to 45 minutes, until custard has just set. Test by inserting a knife into the center to be sure the custard is thoroughly cooked. Serve with frozen yogurt, if using.

Nutrition Information:
Per serving
390 calories
8 g fat
160 mg cholesterol
360 mg sodium
66 g carbohydrates
2 g fiber
12 g protein