Great Meals for a Change

Old-Fashioned Bread Pudding

Old bread reinvigorated in this sweet, chocolately old-fashion favourite

Ingredients:

• 3 to 4 packed cups cubed bread (OK if stale or frozen)
• 1 ½ cups semisweet chocolate chips (optional)
• 3 eggs
• 3 cups milk
• ⅓ cup sugar (more or less to taste)
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
Optional toppings:
• Berry Sauce
• Ice cream
For berry sauce:
• 1 cup fresh (or frozen, defrosted) berries (rasp-, black-, straw-, blue-)
• 1 to 2 tbsp sugar
• A few drops of fresh lemon or lime juice

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Have ready a 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
• Spread the bread and chocolate (if you choose to add it) in the pan.
• Beat together the remaining ingredients. Pour this custard over the bread.
• Bake about 35 minutes, or until firm but not dry. Serve warm or at room temperature with berry sauce and/or ice cream.
To make berry sauce: <
• Place all ingredients in a blender or food processor, and purée.
• Strain through a fine sieve to separate out and discard the seeds. Taste to adjust sugar and lemon juice.
• Transfer to a container, cover tightly, and refrigerate. This sauce keeps very well for a week or longer.