About once every few months, we buy Sun-Maid Raisin bread. Because we never eat the end pieces, I have been saving them in the freezer. Today I finally had enough to make a good sized dish of bread pudding. I'd never made it before and I sort of winged it with the recipe. It's good! Next time, I'll buy some golden raisins to add.

Here's my recipe:

8 slices of bread (or so)
1 1/2 cups of milk (or 2 cups)
2 eggs
2 tsp cinnamon
6 tbs of brown sugar
4 tbs butter melted
1/2 tsp or so of vanilla

Cube bread and put in greased 8"X8" baking dish. Mix the other ingredients, pour over bread. Press down with fork (I forgot to do this, sigh, so the bottom is a little soggy) and let sit for about 15 min. Bake at 350F for 40-45 minutes.

Hubby likes his plain. I prefer a sauce, either warm caramel or vanilla. If I was making this for company, I'd use regular slices of bread instead of the heels lol. It's a good way to use up the bread, though.

Try maple syrup...and voila, pouding au chaumeur.

Yummm! Do you know that we pay $8 for 540ml of maple syrup here? Of course, it's 100% natural Canadian.

Maple Syrup Nutritional Value:
•Maple syrup is an excellent source of manganese, which plays an important role in energy production and antioxidant defenses, and is necessary for normal brain and nerve function. A portion of ¼ cup of maple syrup contains 100% of the Daily Value of manganese.
•The sweetener provides 37% of the Daily Value of riboflavin, which aids in the metabolic process.
•Pure maple syrup also contains 18% of the recommended Daily Value of zinc, which is essential for a healthy immune system.
•Other minerals found in maple syrup are magnesium, calcium and potassium, decreasing the risk of hypertension or stroke.

Maple Nutrition Chart



http://www.purecanadamaple.com/benefits ... -nutrition

There are different grades of pure maple syrup.

Edit: Found this

http://www.purecanadamaple.com/