Down Home Banana Bread Pudding

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 slices bread, cubed (a good quality italian bread works nicely)
• 4 very ripe bananas, mashed
• grated lemon peel

Recipe

• 1 whisk eggs, milk, sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, and vanilla extract.
• 2 add bread and let stand for 5 minutes.
• 3 stir in the bananas.
• 4 grease a 1 1/2-quart casserole.
• 5 add the bread mixture.
• 6 place the dish in a larger baking pan and add hot water until it reaches 1 1/2 inches up the sides of the inside pan.
• 7 bake at 350°f for 50 minutes.
• 8 remove the casserole from the water and allow to cool on a wire rack for 10 to 15 minutes.
• 9 sprinkle with lemon peel.