| When I think of baking comfort food, two | | | | Add in the milk mixture. Add in the bread. |
| recipes always come to mind. Bread pudding | | | | Put it all into a 1 1/2 quart casserole dish. |
| and my mom's famous raisin pudding. There is | | | | Put the dish inside a roasting pan and add |
| nothing like the taste of a nice warm, rich, | | | | one inch of hot water. Bake in a 350 degree |
| thick pudding to have you feeling like you | | | | oven for 40 to 45 minutes. A knife put into |
| have come home. The troubles of the world and | | | | the pudding halfway between the center and |
| the troubles of a hard day just seem to melt | | | | the edge should come out clean. |
| away when I take the first bite. I hope these | | | | |
| baking recipes do the same for you. | | | | Raisin Pudding |
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| Bread Pudding | | | | 1/2 cup sugar |
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| 2 cups milk | | | | 1 cup flour |
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| 4 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces | | | | 1 teaspoon baking powder |
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| 1 egg | | | | 1 cup raisins |
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| 2 egg whites | | | | 1/2 cup milkpinch salt |
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| 1/2 cup sugar | | | | 1 cup brown sugar |
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| 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon | | | | 2 cups boiling water |
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| 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves | | | | 1 tablespoon butter |
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| 3 dashes ground mace | | | | Mix the sugar, flour, baking powder, raisins, |
| | | | milk and salt in a large bowl. Put the |
| 1/4 teaspoon salt | | | | mixture into a greased 2 quart casserole |
| | | | dish. Mix the brown sugar, boiling water, and |
| 6 cups cubed French or Italian bread (3/4 | | | | butter together in a bowl. Pour the brown |
| inch) | | | | sugar mixture over the batter and bake in a |
| | | | 350 degree oven until golden brown on top. (I |
| In a saucepan over low heat, combine milk and | | | | forget just now how long that is. That is |
| butter. Take off of the heat and continue to | | | | what I love about mom's recipes. Never a set |
| stir the mixture until the butter melts. | | | | time. Just till it's done. If only all of |
| Allow this mixture to cool for 10 minutes. In | | | | life was more like that.) |
| a bowl, beat the egg and egg whites to the | | | | |
| point of getting foamy. Add the sugar, | | | | The best way to serve these baking recipes is |
| cinnamon, cloves, mace, and salt to the eggs. | | | | warm and with ones you love. |