Recipe#9238

Title: Apple Bread Pudding

From: kitka9@dynamite.com.au (Ashley) 
 Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes 
 Subject: Soft Bread Pudding 
 Date: 29 Nov 1997 07:47:15 -0700 
 Message-ID: <347c5d20.20559970@newshost.dynamite.com.au> 

4 cups milk
 1/2 cup sugar
 2 cups  white sandwich bread; stale, cubed
 1/3 cup sultanas
 2 tblspns    butter
 2 eggs
 1/4 tspn salt
 1/4 tspn vanilla essence
 2 tblspns dessicated coconut (approx only)
 Australian measures used: 1 tblspn = 20ml (US=15ml)
 Preheat oven to 180 C (350F).  Scald the milk in large saucepan
 with bread cubes till soggy.  Add butter, sultanas, sugar and salt.
 Stir to mix.  Remove from heat and cool for a little while.
 Meanwhile lightly beat the eggs and add to mixture when cooled,
 then add vanilla essence.  Pour into a lightly buttered oven-proof
 casserole.  Sprinkle top liberally with dessicated coconut or ground
 nutmeg.  Place casserole in a pan of boiling water and bake for
 approx. 1 1/4 hours.