Mary mahoney's bread pudding

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
6slicesBread; day old
½cupSugar; plus 2 tablespoons
1teaspoonCinnamon
4Eggs
2cupsMilk
2tablespoonsButter; melted
½cupRaisins; optional
1teaspoonVanilla
2cupsMilk
½Stick butter
½cupSugar
1tablespoonNutmeg
1tablespoonVanilla
Rum; to taste, or rum flavoring
1tablespoonOil
2tablespoonsFlour

Directions

RUM SAUCE

Break bread in small pieces in 1½ qt baking dish. Sprinkle cinnamon over bread. Add raisins and butter. Lightly toast bread mixture in 350 oven. Add mix of eggs with sugar and vanilla. Bake 30 minutes at 350 or until set.

RUM SAUCE: Place milk, butter and sugar in pan and boil. Thicken with roux made of oil and flour. Remove from heat, add nutmeg, vanilla and rum (or rum flavoring). Serve over bread pudding.

Recipe by: Mary Mahoney's Old French House (Rue Magnolia, Biloxi, MS) Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by "Kitty" <kittys_kitchen@...> on Aug 1, 1997