Recipe: Breakfast Bread Pudding

Breakfast Bread Pudding
From: Kelly~WA
Serves 8 to 10

1 loaf raisin bread
1 stick melted butter
4 eggs
2 egg yolks
1 cup sugar
1 small carton whipping cream
2 cups milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
Confectioner's sugar
fresh or frozen fruit, slightly sweetened

Beat eggs and yolks with sugar until frothy; add cream, milk and vanilla. Mix well. Spread each slice of bread with melted butter. Dip slices into egg mixture and place, two deep in a large buttered baking dish. Pour remaining egg mixture over bread. Place dish into a larger pan filled with warm water, enough to reach halfway up the side of egg dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until puffy and brown and a knife inserted comes out clean. Cut into slices, sprinkle with confectioner's sugar and serve with fresh fruit, bacon or sausage.