Challa Bread Pudding
Tear a loaf of challa into bits. (If you have it every week, you can save the half from one Friday night to blend with the half from the next Friday night. It is also an excellent place to dispose of stale dinner rolls, buns, bread ends, etc. The only thing that has ever failed has been bagels. When I catered, we used stale croissant.)
Mix 2 cups of milk with four eggs (if cholesterol bothers you, call a cardiologist -vbg)
add 1/2 cup sugar OR 1/4 cup honey OR 1/4 cup maple syrup ( the tree kind) and two teaspoons vanilla.
Pour the egg mixture, beaten, over the bread bits, mix around untill all liquid is absorbed. Turn into a greased 8 inch by 8 inch pan.
At this point, you can put it in the fridge so that it can be baked in the morning, or pop it straight into a 350 F oven. If it has been refrigerated, bake for 45 min. If straight in, usually 30 -35 min.
Mmm, tasty.
Laura in ALameda, CA