Bread Pudding With Lemon Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 loaf French bread
2 c. milk
1/2 c. chopped pitted dates or raisins
3 slightly beaten eggs
1 c. sugar
1/4 c. margarine
1 Tbsp. vanilla
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
Lemon Sauce (see recipe)

Preparation

Tear bread into small pieces (you should have 4 cups). Combine bread, milk and dates.
Let stand 15 minutes or until bread is softened, stirring often.
Beat together eggs, sugar, melted butter, vanilla and cinnamon.
Stir into bread mixture until blended.
Turn into a greased 8 x 8 x 2-inch baking dish. Bake in 350\u00b0 oven for 40 to 50 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean.
Serve warm with Lemon Sauce.
Garnish with apple chunks and sweet woodruff or mint leaves, if desired. Makes 9 servings.