Frontier Bread Pudding

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 3 to 4 cups milk
• 3 cups stale bread, cubed
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Dissolve sugar in 3 cups milk. Soak bread cubes for 30 minutes in milk to moisten thoroughly.
3. Mix eggs, nutmeg, melted butter and vanilla extract. Pour all into a large 9-inch bread pan or baking dish. Sprinkle top with extra granulated sugar and nutmeg.
4. Bake about 1 hour in a pan of water.
5. Chill bread pudding and serve sitting on a bed of warm cream.

Variation: Add 1/2 cup raisins with the soaking bread.