BLUEBERRY BREAD PUDDING 
2 tbsp. unsalted butter
1 loaf French bread, about 10 oz.
3 c. milk
1 tbsp. vanilla
3/4 c. plus 2 tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
3/4 tsp. nutmeg
1 pt. blueberries
4 lg. eggs

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. place the butter in a 9-inch square 2-inch deep baking dish. Place in oven long enough to melt butter. Remove dish from oven and brush melted butter on sides of dish. Tear the bread into 1-inch pieces and place in a large bowl.

Mix the milk and vanilla together; pour over the bread. Toss, then mix in 3/4 cup sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Allow to soak about 10 minutes until the milk has been absorbed.

Rinse blueberries. Beat the eggs until frothy and fold into bread mixture. Fold in blueberries. Spoon mixture into baking dish and sprinkle with the remaining sugar. Place in the oven and bake 45 minutes, until the pudding is puffed and browned. Serve while still warm with ice cream, whipped cream or lemon sauce. Yield: 8 servings.

recipe reviews
Blueberry Bread Pudding
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 Pam (Washington) says:
I've made a lot of bread puddings and this is as good as any of them. I added more cinnamon and nutmeg than called for. Almost double and it turned out great and not too strong. Adding raisins and/or finely chopped nuts for texture. That's the great thing about bread puddings. Let your imagination go crazy.
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 Barbara Bixler Vought (New York) says:
All I can say is WOW!!! This is outstanding. Have made it twice in less than 2 weeks. A few changes, though. 1/4 tea. of nutmeg is plenty - it can be overpowering. I DID add a full tsp. of cinnamon & added more berries. I'm getting my blueberries freshly picked from a place near my house. They are huge and sweet!! Gotta get some to freeze so I can make this in the dead of winter. It really is delicious!!!!

 

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