A MUST TRY!!!!

Day Old Bagels w/ Raisins and Prunes Bread Pudding - It's fantastic!

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For a chocolate version, substitute 3/4 pound bittersweet chocolate (either in small chips or chopped from a small block) for the prunes and raisin.

This came from:

Martha Stewart Living, September 2012

• Prep Time 30 minutes
• Total Time 4 hours 30 minutes
• Yield Serves 6 to 8

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Ingredients

• 3 large eggs
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 1 cup whole milk
• 4 or 5 day-old plain bagels, crusts removed and cut into 1/2-inch cubes (8 cups)
• Unsalted butter, for baking dish
• 1 1/4 cups halved pitted prunes (8 1/2 ounces)
• 3/4 cup seedless raisins (3 1/2 ounces)
• Vanilla ice cream, for serving

Directions

1. Whisk together eggs, egg yolk, sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon in a large bowl until smooth. Whisk in half-and-half and milk. Add bagel cubes, and toss to coat. Let mixture sit, stirring occasionally, until bread absorbs some of the liquid, about 1 hour.
2. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter an 8-inch square baking dish (2 inches deep). Stir prunes and raisins into bagel mixture, and transfer to dish. Bake until top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 hour (if top browns too quickly, tent with foil). Let cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into squares, and serve with ice cream.