AUNTIE RIE’S BAHAMIAN BREAD PUDDING

10 slices or 3 cups      Bread (a few days old preferred)

3 cups                          Milk

2                                  Eggs

1 ½ cups                      Sugar

1 tbsp                          Cinnamon

½ tsp                           Nutmeg

1 cup                           Raisin

4 tbsp                          Butter

1 tbsp                          Vanilla

1 cup                           Coconut flakes (optional)

 

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350º. Tear bread into ½’ pieces then soak in milk to soften it. Beat eggs in a large bowl. Add bread, milk and other ingredients, mix well. Pour into well buttered 7 ½ x 11 ½ x 2 ½ “ baking pan. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until knife inserted comes out clean.

You may eat this plain or warm with a scoop of ice cream, butter rum sauce, whip cream or whip topping.

Butter Rum Sauce

Ingredients:

½ cup              Butter

1 cup               White Sugar

¼ cup              Rum

Ground nutmeg

 

Preparation:

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add rum a little at a time as you mix. Serve over bread pudding with a sprinkle of nutmeg. Now, sit by a warm fire or by the Christmas tree with the ones you love and enjoy the holidays. This recipe is also great anytime of the year.