If you are in search for simple and basic ways on how you could reduce your food waste, then bread pudding is going to be a delicious solution to it.
What you can do here is to gather extra slices and heels of breads in your fridge.
As soon as you have enough to fill in six cups, thaw your slices and pull together this delicious and sweet pastry.
Ingredients for Bread Pudding
The question is, what would you need to complete the process? Keep reading.
- 2 cups milk
- ¼ cup butter
- 2 eggs, slightly beaten
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 tspn. Nutmeg or ground cinnamon
- ¼ tspn salt
- 6 cups soft bread cubes (about 6 slices bread)
- ½ cup raisins (optional) and;
- Whipping (heavy) cream, (optional)
Steps to make Your Bread Pudding
Now that you have the ingredients required, simply follow the steps to make one.
Step number 1. Heat the oven to 350°F. Using a 2qt saucepan, simply heat butter and milk on medium heat until the milk is hot and the butter has melted.
Step number 2. In a big bowl, combine salt, cinnamon, sugar and eggs. Stir in the raisins and bread cubs and add milk. Pour them into the ungreased deep round pan.
Step number 3. Bake it as is for the next 40 to 45 minutes or until such time the knife inserted 1” from edge comes out clean.