Spiced Fresh Tomato Pudding

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 tablespoons butter (1/2 stick; divided)
• 6 cups fresh tomatoes, chopped (about 4 pounds)
• 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar, divided
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 5 cups cubed peasant bread or 5 cups italian bread, with crusts
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• whipped cream (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 lightly grease an 8-inch square pan with 1 tablespoon of the butter.
• 3 in a large saucepan, combine tomatoes, 1 cup of the sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, salt and remaining 3 tablespoons butter.
• 4 bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
• 5 stir in vanilla.
• 6 add bread cubes; stir until bread is well-coated.
• 7 in a small bowl, stir 1/2 cup hot bread mixture into egg.
• 8 gradually stir egg-coated bread into remaining bread mixture.
• 9 spoon into prepared baking pan.
• 10 sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup sugar.
• 11 bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
• 12 serve warm with sweetened whipped cream, if desired.