Bread Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large day-old French bread
3 large cans evaporated milk
2 cups whole milk
1 dozen eggs
3 cups sugar
4 Tbsp. vanilla
1 large can crushed pineapple
1 cup raisins
1 medium jar cherries, halved

Preparation

Break bread in pieces and moisten with water.
Squeeze out excess water.
In a large bowl, combine eggs, milk, sugar and vanilla.
Mix well.
Add bread and mix thoroughly, mashing bread in milk mixture.
Add pineapple, raisins and cherries.
Mix well. Bake in a large baking pan at 325 degrees for about 45 minutes to 1 hour or until set and lightly browned.
Serve with butter rum sauce or custard-type rum sauce.