Bread Pudding

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 tablespoons butter or 8 tablespoons margarine, softened
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 scallion, trimmed and chopped
• 6 sprigs cilantro
• 8 slices bread, crusts removed,toasted
• 2/3 cup raisins
• 1/2 lb colby cheese, grated (2 cups)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350-degrees f.
• 2 grease a 8-inch square baking dish with 1 tablespoon butter and set aside.
• 3 in a sauce pan combine sugar, cinnamon, scallions, cilantro, and 4 cups water and bring to a boil over high heat until syrupy and reduced by 2/3 (20-30 minutes).
• 4 strain syrup, discard solids and set aside.
• 5 butter one side of the toast with 1 tablespoon butter.
• 6 put half of the toast, buttered side up, in the bottom of the prepared dish in a single layer.
• 7 sprinkle with half the raisins, half the cheese.
• 8 cut remaining butter (6 tablespoons) into small pieces.
• 9 add half of the butter to pan over raisins and cheese.
• 10 pour in half of the reserved syrup.
• 11 repeat layers with remaining toast, raisins, cheese, butter and syrup.
• 12 bake for 20-30 minutes or until pudding is bubbling and cheese is browned.