Simple Bread Pudding

Name: Simple Bread Pudding
Ingredients: 2 cups milk; 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter, more for greasing pan; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 13 cup sugar; Pinch salt; 1/2 loaf sweet egg bread like challah or brioche, cut into 2-inch cubes (about 5 to 6 cups); 2 eggs, beaten

7 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

2 cups milk
2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter, more for greasing pan
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
13 cup sugar
Pinch salt
1/2 loaf sweet egg bread like challah or brioche, cut into 2-inch cubes (about 5 to 6 cups)
2 eggs, beaten

Directions

1

Heat oven to 350 degrees.
2

In a small saucepan over low heat, warm milk, butter, vanilla, sugar and salt.
3

Continue cooking just until butter melts; cool.
4

Meanwhile, butter a 4-to-6-cup baking dish and fill it with cubed bread.
5

Add eggs to cooled milk mixture and whisk; pour mixture over bread.
6

Bake for 30 to 45 minutes, or until custard is set but still a little wobbly and edges of bread have browned.
7

Serve warm or at room temperature.