Mexican bread pudding

6 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1quartWater
1poundsBrown Sugar
13 in stick cinnamon
1Whole Clove
6Slices toast, cubed (or equivalent of leftover pound cake)
3Bananas or apples, sliced
1cupRaisins
1cupPeanuts, chopped
½cupBlanched almonds, chopped
½poundsMonterey Jack cheese, cubed.

Directions

RE: Mexican Bread Pudding DATE: 03-17-91 AREA: COOKING Another untried recipe, offered as ransom for recipes stolen, off-topic postings, and ill received boasting about Texas.......

Recipe quoted from Elena's Secretes of Mexican Cooking, Elena Zelayeta "This dessert is usually served during Lent. The combination of cheese and fruits may sound strange, but it's extremely popular in Mexico and I know many Americans who rave over it.

Boil water, sugar, stick cinnamon an dclove together until syrupy.

Butter a casserole generously and put in a layer of bread or cake cubes. Cover with a layer of banana or apple slices and sprinkle with some of the raisins, peanuts, almonds and cheese cubes. Repeat the layers until all ingredients are used. Remove stick cinnamon and clove from syrup and pour syrup over Submitted By BARRY WEINSTEIN On 12-25-94