WOOZERS!

Delish! Made without the raisens and sprinkled brown sugar over the top. Tip: Push the bread down in the liquid with your hands to soak well.

Wow. Very rich, verrrry good. I would describe this dessert as a flavorful cross between rice pudding and baked french toast. By far the best I've tasted. I used a french baguette and a couple slices of apple raisin bread, along with heavy cream and milk. The raisins WERE good--I do recommend their addition. I had to soak the mixture a few hours, and press down the bread into the liquid, and tear a few pieces to help it out, but once everything was soaked it baked up perfectly in the 11x7 pan (crowded, but it fit). For a garnish, I melted a bit of vanilla ice cream to stand in for the custard sauce...ooh, I'm full... =)

This recipe is one of the best I have found. This dish is always a hit anytime I make it for family and friends.

Yummy and very simple, I used up leftover bread and rolls

Very good, used whipping cream instead of half and half. Served with brown sugar sauce and cream. Delicious!

My mom use to make bread pudding all the time and used whatever bread she had leftover so when I saw this recipe, and had a loaf of rustic raisin bread, I decided to try it. First of all I don't think the pan was big enough for a 1 pound loaf of bread, I would recommend a 9X13, then toasting the bread seemed like an unnecessary step, and only made the bread tough after baking. I would also let the bread soak at least an hour before baking. I will make this again, but with these few modifications.

This is probably the best bread pudding I've ever eaten, homemade or otherwise, and was the first I'd ever made. I received tons of compliments and many requests for a recipe. I even prepared it with old sandwich bread it turned out excellent.

I didn't like the taste or texture of this dish. This is the second bread pudding I've ever made and I think because this wasn't soaked overnight it just seemed to be slices of layered flavored bread. It never came together in a more uniform texture as my other recipe did. My mom liked this, and liked the flavor, but I threw the rest away.

I am sitting here...still smelling this bread pudding aroma throughout my house. I just made this, on a whim, because I had so much french bread leftover from Superbowl. It is AWESOME. If you like raisins, use them! I think it would be best to add them, half way through cooking. I don't even usually rate..but this was an exception.

I loved this!! I did omit raisins and pecans and I doubled the spices. I used heavy cream and soaked for an hour before baking. I also sprinkled brown sugar on top before baking and it was perfect! Served with a butter vanilla sauce and got rave reviews from a family gathering full of food snobs!!

Thanks for the terrific recipe! I have fixed it twice, and have had no leftovers. I happened to have raisin bread on hand and substituted it for both the bread and the raisins. The flavoring was wonderful and I had no trouble with the raisins burning. Thanks again.

I have been looking for a bread pudding recipe that I thought had the same ingredients as my mother's. When I saw this one and the other positive reviews it had gotten, I decided to try it. I was amazed at how much this tasted like my mother's bread pudding recipe. There is no need to adjust this recipe. The amount of each ingredient is as it should be. I did adjust this recipe myself because of the ingredients I had on hand, not because of anything in the recipe. Instead of using french bread, I used a bag of leftover potato rolls that my family never ate. I also didn't have a 1/2 cup (1 stick) of butter because I forgot to buy butter. I only had a half of a stick of regular (not unsalted) butter so that's what I used. Everything else was the same. Some people suggest that you let the bread soak in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before baking to ensure that the bread soaks up all the liquid. I pushed down the bread into the mixture until it was mostly soaked up. It only took about 5 minutes and the bread pudding still turned out great. Just like home. Thank you Sanatacruz for an excellent recipe.

Very very good. I used a very chewy country Italian bread and it gave it a really nice texture.

All I can say is ... Oh my gosh!!! I made a bourbon sauce to go over it and it was the hit of Christmas.

Indeed, this is truly a jewel. Bread pudding has always been a favorite, but this one is tops in taste. Both my husband and I have had none better. Thank heavens for Grandmas and daughters who keep and share their recipes! Thanks so much.

This is the best bread pudding recipe that I've ever tried! I used whipping cream (since I had it on hand)instead of the half-and-half. This bread pudding is soooo very good!

This recipe is very good. I've made it about 6 times now, and I've been playing with it a bit. I must say that if you cover it, the raisins won't burn while it's cooking (learned the hard way). I serve it with a bourbon sauce and it's been a hit every time I've made it (even when I had to pick off the raisins). Thanks.

This is sooooooooo good! Very easy to make. Put it together after Christmas dinner in minutes and an hour later enjoyed by all. 5 stars.