Like certain songs or smells, the taste of bread pudding is like home to me — and a perfect way to warm up a frigid winter evening. When I was growing up my mom used to prepare this rich, warm dessert especially for her father-in-law, my grandfather whenever he came to visit us up in Idaho over the winter holidays. The recipe that my mom used was passed down to her from her grandmother, “Grammy Roycroft”. I’ve included the recipe below. Enjoy, and stay warm!
Grammy Roycroft’s Bread Pudding
3/4 C sugar
4 eggs
1/4 tsp vanilla
4 C day-old bread, cubed
4 C whole milk
1/4 tsp nutmeg
pinch salt
Heat milk in saucepan until scalded, not boiled. Add bread chunks. Beat eggs, vanilla, salt and sugar together. Add nutmeg. pour into buttered bowl, leaving 2″ at top. Sprinkle a little more nutmeg on the top. Place bowl in a pan of hot water. Cook at 350 for 60 minutes or until top is brown. Let set before eating.
Annie, You have that story right, your grandpa Stranger loved bread pudding! Coincidently, Grammy Paine may well have been baking up a batch of this pudding as you wrote your posting! She recently gave me a small casserole of her delicious bread pudding and I in turn brought it up to Pullman to share with your brother. The love in this recipe extends over multi generations!