Tropical Bread Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 large eggs
1 quart skim milk
4 ounces dried pineapple, finely diced
3/4 cup unsweetened dried shredded coconut, divided
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 tablespoons rum (optional)
1 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 -8 cups bread, cubes 3/4 inch

Preparation

Butter a shallow 2-quart casserole.
Preheat oven to 300\u00b0F.
In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs with milk, pineapple, 1/2 cup coconut, vanilla, rum, sugar and salt.
Mix in bread cubes.
Spoon into prepared dish and top with remaining cup coconut.
Bake pudding 1 hour.
Serve warm with whipped cream, vanilla ice cream or a custard sauce.