Bread pudding & Rustic Bread

Coffee Bread Pudding Recipe Last week I found myself with a huge tupperware container full of staling bread of various types, so I made this bread pudding (from a mixture of different recipes I found on the internet) and it was a big hit at tea time. I want to record the recipe here before I lose the scrap piece of paper I wrote it on as I went... :) - Step 1: Soak raisins in alcohol ~3 days before, I started 1/4 cup raisins soaking in enough rum to cover them (3 Tbsp?). I thought I was going to make the pudding that night, but I didn't have time and boy were the raising yummy when I finally got around to using them!!! - Step 2: Mix and heat liquids to scalding 2 cups light cream 2 cups milk 1/2 cup strong coffee - Step 3: Beat together until smooth 5 eggs (room temp) 1/3 cup butter 3/4 cup brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg - Step 4: Mix Step 2 & 3 ingredients together Slowly!!! (so eggs don't cook) - Step 5: Assemble bread pudding 8 cups stale/oven-dried bread cubes (very approximate amount...I used a mixture of chocolate coffee bread and daily bread). *I don't have many baking pans, so I simply divided the bread cubes and put them into 2 well-greased loaf pans, sprinkling the raisins and rum (Step 1) throughout the layers. *Pour warm liquid mixture from Step 4 over the bread mixture and press the bread down so it is well-soaked. *Let sit 45 minutes - Step 6: Bake!!! I don't have control over my oven temperature, but I baked them at a "moderate" temperature for about 1 hour (until a toothpick in the center came out clean. - Step 7: Glaze (optional) I made a quick glaze out of icing sugar, rum and lemon juice and distributed it over the top of the warm puddings. - Step 8: EAT!!! Delicious warm or cold :) - ************************************************************************************************************************* Another bake from last week (not the most beautiful loaf, but it is beautiful in my eyes!) - Floydm's Rustic Loaf with rye flour...now a much-requested favourite of my husband's family :) They can't get over how long is stays fresh-tasting for, and even the kids love it! Thanks Floydm!!!