Traditional Pumpkin Bread Pudding

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 1 loaf day old crusty italian bread
• 1/2 cup raisins (optional)
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup solid-pack pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• whipped cream (to serve) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 coat an 8" square glass baking dish with butter.
• 3 slice the bread and remove the crust. cut into 1" cubes. place the cubes into the baking dish and sprinkle raisins (optional) over the top.
• 4 whisk the eggs in a large bowl.
• 5 add pumpkin, milk, brown sugar, whipping cream, vanilla and pumpkin pie spice to the eggs. whisk until well blended.
• 6 pour pumpkin mixture over bread. let stand 15-20 minutes, occasionally pushing down the bread cubes as they soak with a spoon.
• 7 sprinkle the remaining brown sugar over pudding.
• 8 place 8" square baking dish into a larger glass baking dish or roasting pan.
• 9 place pans on middle oven rack and pour hot water in bigger pan until it reaches halfway up the outside of the square dish with pudding in it.
• 10 bake until puffed and golden brown on top and toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean; about 45-50 minutes.
• 11 remove from water bath and set on wire rack to cool for 15 minutes before serving.
• 12 serve with whipped cream, if desired.