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I have been having fun watching StruggleMeals on YouTube. Tons of great ideas for cooking cheaply, using stuff many people might throw away, prepping, etc. One episode he made a bread pudding with stale bread. I love rice pudding<\/a> and tapioca pudding<\/a> so thought I\u2019d give this a try. Any custardy thing gets my vote!<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve also been re-reading Tamar Adler\u2019s An Everlasting Meal and her Everlasting Meal Cookbook which organizes things by leftover or languishing ingredients. She had a simple bread pudding in there and I had a stale croissant, a stale hamburger bun and some stale bread in the freezer. Voila!<\/p>\n

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Bread Pudding<\/h2>\n

An easy and delicious dessert made from stale bread cubes.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Course: <\/span>Dessert<\/span><\/p>\n

Keyword: <\/span>leftovers<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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  • 2<\/span> cups<\/span> cubed stale bread<\/span> Use whatever you\u2019ve got!<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 2<\/span> Tbsp<\/span> butter, 1 Tbsp melted<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 1<\/span> cup<\/span> milk or cream or half and half<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 1 <\/span> egg<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 1\/3<\/span> cup<\/span> sugar<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 1<\/span> dash<\/span> ground cinnamon<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 1<\/span> little dash<\/span> ground nutmeg<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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      Butter a 9\u00d79 baking dish with about 1 Tbsp butter.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Melt the other Tbsp butter and let it cool slightly, then add milk, egg, sugar, and spices. Whisk together.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Cube your leftover stale bread, croissants, etc. and put in the buttered pan. Pour the milk and egg mixture over the bread cubes, cover and refrigerate a few hours. Pull out about 45 minutes before you want to bake so the pan can warm up. Press down on the bread cubes with a spatula so the cubes can soak up all the custard. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Put the pan in the oven and heat to 350 F. (You don\u2019t want to put a cold pan in a hot oven.) Bake uncovered 30-45 minutes. Let cool slightly then cut and serve with more butter, maple syrup, etc. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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