Bread Pudding Thanksgiving

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 8 -10 ciabatta, slices
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup milk
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup cranberries
• 2 tablespoons chopped maple walnuts
• 1/2 teaspoon orange zest
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 grease 9x9 pan with butter and preheat oven to 350 f.
• 2 mix in a mixer or beat thoroughly : milk, cream, eggs, sugar, vanilla, salt to form thin custard.
• 3 add and mix by hand the remaining ingredients (cube or tear the bread first) into the liquid custard.
• 4 (i always eyeball this part, mixing the wet and dry -- usually i add the dry ingredients to a bowl, then pour the liquid until it covers a little more than half with liquid- enough that if you press down, the top parts get moist but not wet.).
• 5 press lightly to encourage bread to absorb custard. let sit in refrigerator for 1/2 hour to 6 hours, depending on how stale the bread is.
• 6 pour into lightly buttered/greased 9x9 pan.
• 7 bake in oven for 1/2 - 1 hour or until golden brown on top but of bread pudding consistency inside.