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Pudding-Bread Pudding & Lemon Sauce

Source of Recipe

recipecircus/larkie martin


List of Ingredients








5 cups day-old bread cubes
4 cups scalded milk
1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled
1 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup raisins (optional)
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 tablespoon cornstarch
1 cup hot water
2 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon lemon zest
















Recipe

1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray an 8x11 inch casserole
with nonstick spray.
2
In a large bowl, combine bread cubes, 1 cup sugar, salt, cinnamon, and
nutmeg. Mix in raisins, if desired.
3
In another bowl, blend milk, melted butter, and eggs. Add wet ingredients to
dry, and mix together without turning bread mixture into mush. Pour mixture
into prepared casserole dish.
4
Place casserole dish into a larger baking pan. Pour hot water into baking pan
about 1/3 up the side of the casserole dish, creating a water bath. Bake for 45
minutes.
5
In a small saucepan, combine 1/2 cup sugar, cornstarch, 1 cup hot water, 2
tablespoons butter, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Cook on medium heat until
bubbling and thickened. Stir constantly to avoid scorching. Serve with bread
pudding.

MMMMM------------------------LEMON SAUCE-----------------------------
1/4 c Sugar
1 ts Cornstarch
1/3 c Water
1 tb Butter
2 tb To 3 tablespoons fresh lemon
- juice
1/2 ts Grated lemon peel


Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray an 8-inch square pan with
cooking spray. Soak bread cubes in 1/2 cup milk. Combine egg, sugar,
lemon extract, cinnamon and nutmeg. Beat well. Beat in remaining
milk. Stir in raisins or dates, pecans and lemon peel. Combine egg
mixture with bread. Pour pudding into prepared pan set in a larger
pan. Add enough hot water to come halfway up sides of pan. Bake
40-50 minutes or until pudding is set in center. Top each serving
with Lemon Sauce and a spoonful of whipped cream, if desired.


Lemon Sauce. In small saucepan combine sugar and cornstarch.
Using a wire whisk, gradually whisk in water and continue stirring
until mixture thickens. Remove from heat and whisk in butter, lemon
juice and lemon peel.