Ingredients
- 2 cups milk
- 1 bar of milk chocolate
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 pieces of thick bread, torn into small pieces
- 1/2 cup raisins or berries (optional)

Directions:

1. In medium saucepan, over medium heat, heat milk just until film forms over top. Combine butter and chocolate with milk, stirring until butter and chocolate is melted. Cool to lukewarm.

2. Combine sugar, eggs, cinnamon, and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer at medium speed for 1 minute. Slowly add milk mixture.

3. Place bread in a lightly greased 1 1/2 quart casserole.

4. Sprinkle with raisins or berries if desired. Pour batter on top of bread.

5. Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 to 50 minutes or until set. Serve warm.


Notes: I couldn't find baker's chocolate so I tried to make chocolate bread pudding with regular milk chocolate. I reduced the sugar by half but it ended up not being sweet enough.

Adapted from: Stephanie Stout's Bread Pudding Recipe
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Ingredients
- 3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed
- 1/3 cup melted butter
- 1 cup sugar (can easily reduce to 3/4 cup)
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).

2. With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the sugar, egg, and vanilla. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in. Add the flour last, mix.

3. Pour mixture into a buttered 4x8 inch loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour.


Notes: I'm using a microwave that's also an oven so the heat is trapped in a much smaller area. The recipe called for an hour in the oven, but it was a little too much in my small microwave so the top burnt a little. I should remember to trust my nose the next time I bake.

Adapted from: Simply Recipes' Banana Bread
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Ingredients
- 2 cups milk
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 pieces of thick bread, torn into small pieces
- 1/2 cup raisins or berries (optional)

Directions:

1. In medium saucepan, over medium heat, heat milk just until film forms over top. Combine butter and milk, stirring until butter is melted. Cool to lukewarm.

2. Combine sugar, eggs, cinnamon, and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer at medium speed for 1 minute. Slowly add milk mixture.

3. Place bread in a lightly greased 1 1/2 quart casserole.

4. Sprinkle with raisins or berries if desired. Pour batter on top of bread.

5. Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 to 50 minutes or until set. Serve warm.


Notes: Stephanie gave me this recipe. She was on this particular food kick for three weeks! I don't think I'll try another recipe for bread pudding. This one is awesome.

Adapted from: Stephanie Stout's Bread Pudding Recipe
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Notes: I went over to Chen's to learn how to knit. It was too cold to buy ingredients for food so we scrounged around our kitchens to see what we could make. This is what we came up with.
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Notes: I went over to Chen's to learn how to knit. It was too cold to buy ingredients for food so we scrounged around our kitchens to see what we could make. This is what we came up with.
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