Apple Raisin Bread Pudding

This scrumptious bread pudding is a great recipe to transform bread that is no longer fresh.

Serves:  8

Prep Time: 15 min

Cooking Time: 35 min

Total: 50 min

Ingredients

3 cups milk or soy milk

3 eggs

1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

1/2 lemon, juiced

1 tsp. vanilla essence

3 tbsp. honey
3 tbsp. brown sugar

1/4 tsp. salt

8-10 slices of old bread, coarsely crumbled or chopped into cubes
2 apples, peeled and cut into chunks
1/4 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Directions

1. Combine bread cubes, apple, raisins and nuts inside of a casserole dish.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together milk, eggs, cinnamon, lemon juice, vanilla, honey, sugar and salt.
3. Pour wet mixture over the bread.  With a spoon, carefully stir until all bread pieces are moist.
4. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 F for 35 minutes, or until liquid has set and top becomes golden.
5. Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes.
6. Serve hot, room temperature or cold, either plain, with ice cream, frozen yogurt or whipped cream.

Lightly adapted from Molly Katzen's Moosewood Cookbook (1978)