Simple Bread Pudding

Total time : 45 minutes Servings : 5-6 Cuisine : British

Ingredients:

• 2 cups milk

• 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter, more for greasing pan

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• ⅓ cup sugar

• Pinch salt

• ½ loaf sweet egg bread like challah or brioche, cut into 2-inch cubes (about 5 to 6 cups)

• 2 eggs, beaten

Instructions:

Step 1

Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a small saucepan over low heat, warm milk, butter, vanilla, sugar and salt. Continue cooking just until butter melts; cool. Meanwhile, butter a 4-to-6-cup baking dish and fill it with cubed bread.

Step 2

Add eggs to cooled milk mixture and whisk; pour mixture over bread. Bake for 30 to 45 minutes, or until custard is set but still a little wobbly and edges of bread have browned. Serve warm or at room temperature. And Voila !!!