Serves: 5
Total Calories: 471

2 cups stale, but not dry, bread crumbs
2 cups milk
3 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
dash of salt
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
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Lemon Pudding Sauce:
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup boiling water
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon salt

Place bread cubes in a one-quart buttered baking dish. Scald the milk with the butter and sugar. Beat eggs slightly; add the salt, then the warm milk and vanilla. Pour over the bread cubes. Set the baking dish in a pan containing warm water up to the level of the pudding and bake about one hour at 350°, or until a knife comes out clean when inserted in center of pudding. Serve warm with plain cream, currant jelly, or Lemon Pudding Sauce, if desired.

Lemon Pudding Sauce:
Combine sugar and cornstarch; add boiling water slowly, and stir until dissolved. Cook slowly, stirring constantly, until thickened and clear. Remove from heat and add remaining ingredients. Serve warm.


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Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 5
Total Calories: 471
Calories from Fat: 153

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