Recipes

Panera Bread® of Iowa

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Rural Iowa Homemade Bread Pudding

By Lynette Evans, Iowa Falls, IA

For the bread pudding:
• 2 cups of warm milk (whole or 2% is best)
• 4 cups of Panera Bread Country Bread torn into pieces
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 2 eggs slightly beaten
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. cinnamon or nutmeg (you may use one half teaspoon of each)
• Raisins (optional)
  
  For the sauce:
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 cup margarine or butter
• 1/2 cup cream or evaporated milk

Directions
Tear the bread into small pieces and place into a greased casserole dish. Mix the butter, sugar, eggs, salt and cinnamon in medium bowl. Add the warm milk and mix well. Pour mixture over the bread pieces making sure all the bread pieces are wet. Bake at 350° for approximately 45 minutes or until knife inserted in the middle comes out clean. Meanwhile, prepare the sauce. Place brown sugar, cinnamon and margarine in small sauce pan. Cook and stir on low heat until melted and mixed. Slowly add evaporated milk and simmer for a short time. Keep warm. Spoon the warm bread pudding into individual serving dishes and pour the brown sugar sauce over it.