Cranberry-orange bread pudding

12 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 Loaf French bread (about 8
Oz.)
¼ cup (1/2 stick) butter or
Margarine, softened
4 Eggs
2½ cup Half-and-half
⅓ cup Orange flavor liqueur or
Orange juice
¾ cup Sugar
1 cup Cranberries

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease shallow 2½ quart casserole. Cut bread diagonally into ½ inch thick slices. Lightly butter 1 side of each bread slice. Arrange bread, butter side up, in prepared casserole, overlapping slices slightly. 2. In bowl, whisk eggs, half-and-half, liqueur, and

½ cup of the sugar

until well combined. Gradually pour egg mixture over bread slices in

casserole. Let stand for at least 20 minutes (or cover and refrigerate mixture for up to 2 hours). With a fork, gently press bread into egg mixture. Sprinkle bread mixture with cranberries, and then with remaining ¼ cup sugar. 3. Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until pudding is browned and puffy and knife inserted in center comes out clean.

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