Apricot Bread Pudding

By 1For_Him

Ingredients

• 8 slices of white bread (either homemade or purchased)
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
• 3 beaten eggs
• 2 1/4 cups half and half
• whipped cream or ice cream to top

Preparation

Step 1

Generously butter a 2-qt. casserole. Remove the crusts from the bread and cut each slice into 4 triangles. Melt the butter in a bowl and put the triangles in, tossing them lightly until coated in butter.

Arrange 1/3 of the triangles in bottom of the casserole. Sprinkle on a third of the sugar and half of the apricots. Put down half of the remaining bread triangles, sprinkle on half of the remaining sugar, and add all of the remaining apricots.

Cover the rest of the bread triangles. Scrape the bowl to get any butter that remains in the bottom of the bowl and put that on top. Sprinkle with the last of the sugar.

Whip up the eggs in the butter bowl and whisk in the half and half. Pour this over the bread and let sit for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350. Bake the bread pudding, uncovered, for 45-55 minutes, until the pudding is set and the top is golden brown. Let it cool slightly and serve in dessert dishes with cream or ice cream.