MOTHER'S RESTAURANT BREAD PUDDING READY IN: 1hr 20mins SERVES: 8-12 INGREDIENTS * 1 large stale French bread * 10 whole eggs * 4 cups fruit cocktail in heavy syrup * 8 cups homogenized milk * 2 cups heavy cream * 4 cups granulated sugar * 1⁄2teaspoon nutmeg * 3 teaspoons cinnamon * 4 tablespoons imitation vanilla or 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract * 1⁄2 lb unsalted butter * SAUCE INGREDIENTS * 1 lb unsalted butter * 1⁄4cup brown sugar * 2 teaspoons cinnamon * 1⁄4teaspoon nutmeg * 1⁄2cup brandy DIRECTIONS * In a large mixing bowl, break bread into small pieces by hand. * In a separate mixing bowl, whisk eggs and pour over broken bread. * Add fruit cocktail to bread and mix by hand. * In a 6-quart saucepot on medium high heat, combine milk, cream, sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla extract and butter and bring to a boil. * Remove from heat and pour over bread mixture a little at a time careful not to scramble the egg mixture. * Cover and let bread soak up the egg mixture ...
Welcome to my "recipe box." In lieu of an actual recipe box, I save all of my family recipes here so I can always find them (And, share them). Some are long time family recipes passed on from past generations and others are just favorites snatched from other sources as noted. They include a wide variety of recipes typical of Mississippi Coast Southern food.