Maple Bread Pudding

Name: Maple Bread Pudding
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter; 1/2 pound white bread, cut or torn into chunks no smaller than 1 inch in diameter; 1 cup milk plus 1 cup cream or a total of 2 cups half-and-half; 4 eggs; 3/4 cup maple syrup or sugar; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; Small grating of nutmeg; Pinch of salt; Whipped cream for serving (optional)

9 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
1/2 pound white bread, cut or torn into chunks no smaller than 1 inch in diameter
1 cup milk plus 1 cup cream or a total of 2 cups half-and-half
4 eggs
3/4 cup maple syrup or sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Small grating of nutmeg
Pinch of salt
Whipped cream for serving (optional)

Directions

1

Butter a 10- or 12-inch souffle or baking dish and put the bread in it.
2

Cut the remaining butter into bits and combine it with all the other ingredients; pour over the bread.
3

Submerge the bread with a weighted plate and turn the oven to 350F.
4

When the oven is hot, remove the plate (scrape any butter back onto the bread) and bake until the pudding is just set but not dry, 45 to 60 minutes.
5

The top will be crusty and brown.
6

Serve hot, warm, or at room temperature, with or without whipped cream.