Paula Deen's Bread Pudding recipe

 

 

 

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 5 large eggs
• 2 cups milk
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 3 cups cubed Challah, French, or Italian Bread I used Challah Bread for mine
• 1 cup brown sugar packed
• 1/4 cup butter softened
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• . . SAUCE .
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter melted
• 1 egg beaten
• 2 tsp. vanilla

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a large bowl, mix and combine sugar, eggs, milk and vanilla. Add in bread cubes and gently stir in bread crumbs to evenly coat. Let sit for 10 minutes.
3. While bread cubes are resting/soaking, get out a second medium bowl. Combine brown sugar, butter and pecans until it reaches a crumble.
4. Evenly pour/distribute bread cube mixture in a greased 9x13 pan. Sprinkle brown sugar crumble evenly over the top.
5. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 40 minutes or until set.
6. To make sauce, Combine sugar, butter, egg and vanilla in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat until sugar melts.
7. Pour over bread pudding. Bread pudding is best served warm.