Budín de Pan

  Description Bread pudding  Ingredients   A ½ pound of bread, after removing the outer rind. This can be French bread, Puerto Rican pan criollo, sandwich bread, etc. Bread can be fresh or preferably one or two days old. 4 cups whole milk, warm <li data-rte-spaces-before="1">4 large eggs</a> at room temperature </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">4 tablespoonfuls butter</a>, melted </li></ul> <h3 data-rte-spaces-before="1" data-rte-spaces-after="1" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> B <ul><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">⅔ cup raisins</a> </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">1 teaspoonful ground cinnamon</a> </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">1 cup sugar</a> or suitable substitute like Equal or Splenda </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">1 teaspoonful vanilla</a> </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">½ teaspoon ground nutmeg</a> </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">⅓ teaspoon salt</a> </li></ul> <h2 data-rte-spaces-before="1" data-rte-spaces-after="1" data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true" data-rte-attribs=" data-rte-spaces-before=1 data-rte-spaces-after=1" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> Directions <ol data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true"><li data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-attribs=" data-rte-spaces-before=1">Mix together the ingredients included in (B) and set aside. Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees. </li><li data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-attribs=" data-rte-spaces-before=1">Shred the bread into small pieces. Add 4 cups warmed &lt;a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22milk%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22milk%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bmilk%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3355-14228876794f3414cda5d05" href="/wiki/Milk" title="Milk"&gt;milk&lt;/a&gt; and whisk until the bread soaks up the &lt;a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22milk%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22milk%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bmilk%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3355-14228876794f3414cda5d05" href="/wiki/Milk" title="Milk"&gt;milk&lt;/a&gt;. If necessary, let stand fifteen minutes for the bread to soak up all the &lt;a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22milk%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22milk%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bmilk%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3355-14228876794f3414cda5d05" href="/wiki/Milk" title="Milk"&gt;milk&lt;/a&gt;. </li><li data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-attribs=" data-rte-spaces-before=1">Beat 4 large &lt;a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22egg%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22egg%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Begg%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3355-14228876794f3414cda5d05" href="/wiki/Egg" title="Egg"&gt;eggs&lt;/a&gt;. Add slowly to the bread and &lt;a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22milk%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22milk%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bmilk%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3355-14228876794f3414cda5d05" href="/wiki/Milk" title="Milk"&gt;milk&lt;/a&gt; mix, whisking the &lt;a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22egg%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22egg%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Begg%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3355-14228876794f3414cda5d05" href="/wiki/Egg" title="Egg"&gt;eggs&lt;/a&gt; into the mix. Add the melted &lt;a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22butter%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22butter%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bbutter%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3355-14228876794f3414cda5d05" href="/wiki/Butter" title="Butter"&gt;butter&lt;/a&gt; and whisk in. </li><li data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-attribs=" data-rte-spaces-before=1">Add the ingredients included in (B) which you had previously mixed together. Blend in thoroughly. </li><li data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-attribs=" data-rte-spaces-before=1">Pour all ingredients into a buttered baking dish. </li><li data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-attribs=" data-rte-spaces-before=1">Place the baking dish into a much larger dish. After placing the baking dish into the larger dish, add enough &lt;a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22water%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22water%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bwater%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3355-14228876794f3414cda5d05" href="/wiki/Water" title="Water"&gt;water&lt;/a&gt; to the larger dish to fill it nearly three-quarters full. </li><li data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-attribs=" data-rte-spaces-before=1">Bake in a pre-heated oven at 350 degrees. It will take approximately one hour for the pudding to reach the desired consistency. Add &lt;a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22water%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22water%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bwater%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3355-14228876794f3414cda5d05" href="/wiki/Water" title="Water"&gt;water&lt;/a&gt; to the larger dish if necessary. </li><li data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-attribs=" data-rte-spaces-before=1">Alternately, you may use a "&lt;a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ba%5Cu2013o%20de%20Mar%5Cu2019a%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bain%20Marie%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBain%20Marie%7CBa%5Cu2013o%20de%20Mar%5Cu2019a%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3355-14228876794f3414cda5d05" href="/wiki/Bain_Marie" title="Bain Marie" class="mw-redirect"&gt;Ba–o de Mar’a&lt;/a&gt;" or double boiler to cook the pudding on the range over medium heat. Add &lt;a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22water%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22water%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bwater%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3355-14228876794f3414cda5d05" href="/wiki/Water" title="Water"&gt;water&lt;/a&gt; to the bottom section of the double boiler as necessary. </li><li data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-attribs=" data-rte-spaces-before=1">Try not to overcook. The pudding should be removed from heat as soon as it shows consistency (a couple of minutes earlier than you would normally remove a cake). </li><li data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-attribs=" data-rte-spaces-before=1">Some people like to eat it warm. For best results, though, refrigerate before serving. It will last two to three days, well covered, in the refrigerator.poop </li></ol>