Patty Mae's Bread Pudding

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb loaf day-old french bread
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups milk
• 1 cup chopped dates
• 1/2 cup blanched slivered almond

Recipe

• 1 butter a 3-quart baking dish.
• 2 slice crusts off bread and cut into 1-inch cubes.
• 3 place about half of the bread cubes in the dish and sprinkle with 1/2 cup of the dates. add enough of the remaining bread to come within an inch of the top of the baking dish. sprinkle with the other 1/2 cup of dates; set aside.
• 4 break eggs into a blender and blend on low until well beaten.
• 5 add melted butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and vanilla; blend on low until well mixed.
• 6 add about half the milk and blend again until well mixed.
• 7 stir in the remainder of the milk.
• 8 pour over bread cubes, pushing down bread to make sure it is completely covered with milk-egg mixture.
• 9 let sit at least 30 minutes before baking, or cover tightly and refrigerate several hours or overnight.
• 10 sprinkle almonds over the top of the pudding.
• 11 place baking dish in a larger baking pan and place in a preheated 350ºf oven.
• 12 pour hot water into the outer pan so it covers 1/3 of the baking dish.
• 13 bake for about 1 hour or until a clean knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• 14 remove from oven. let sit for about 10 minutes before serving.