Bread Pudding that ALL of My Kids Like

[Granny Smith]

I had some leftover biscuits, so I set out to make a bread pudding that all of my kids would like. I did it! They said it tastes like soft chocolate chip cookies.

If you don't have biscuits, you could use bread instead.

First, heat oven to 350 degrees.

Melt half a stick of butter, then use part of it to grease the sides and bottom of a 9" square pan. (I used a brush) Set remaining butter aside.

Break enough biscuits to just cover the bottom of the pan. Sprinkle a handful of chocolate chips and a handful of butterscotch chips over broken biscuits. Break more biscuits over chips, add more chips, then top with more broken biscuits. The pan should be about 3/4 full.

In medium-size bowl, mix 3 or 4 eggs (depending on their size) and about 3 cups of milk. Whisk in a cup of sugar, the reserved melted butter, and a splash of vanilla. Carefully, pour this mixture over biscuits and chips in pan. Sprinkle a couple of handsful of brown sugar over all. This makes a crunchy topping.

Bake for about 45 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.

Note: I made a pan of this without the chips. The butter in the custard and the brown sugar on top made it so much better! I couldn't believe the difference it made!

[Valerie]

That sounds good. You scared me when you started with the biscuits. They use leftover biscuits to make bread pudding at the restaurant where I used to work and it is N-A-S-T-Y! But they mash them up into crumbs, make the milk/egg stuff, then soak the biscuits in it overnight. Then they bake it. It will sit in your stomach like a stinkin' rock.

[Granny Smith]

I just sort of squeezed the biscuits so they weren't in big hunks, but not so much that they were dust. Then I poured on the custard, sprinkled on the brown sugar, and threw it in the oven. It came out kind of firm, yet soft, if that makes sense.

Actually, I had already put the pudding in the oven before I thought of putting brown sugar on it. It was only in there a couple of minutes, so I pulled it out and added it, then put it back in. That was a good move, adding the brown sugar. I think it was the best part.

[weg]

Sounds good. I have been wanting bread pudding.

[meemo]

Thats how I make biscuit pudding but I never thought about putting the brown sugar on it. Sounds yummy. We may have that tomorrow for breakfast. Thats when I like bread pudding best. Then I like it cold.

[Granny Smith]

The kids finished it for breakfast - cold. They were still bragging on it, even the ones who don't normally like it.

The brown sugar didn't stay crunchy, but turned into a light syrup. Still good.

[Valerie]

Mmmm, it sure does sound good!

[Granny Smith]

Belinda's friend, who spent the weekend with us, called her last night and said, the next time she spends the night, she wants me to make it again.