Quick Bread Pudding

6 cups stale quick bread* cut or crumbled into cubes

4 eggs

4 cups milk

2 tbsp vanilla

2 tbsp apple pie spice (optional)

¼ c brown sugar (optional)

1 c raisins(optional)

A) Preheat oven to 350 d F

B) Spread bread evenly over the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch pan

C) Beat eggs in large mixing bowl

D) Beat milk, spice, vanilla and optional ingredients into bowl with eggs

E) Pour egg mixture evenly over bread

F) Bake for 35 minutes

G) Let cool to room temperature before serving

Note: I used a stale loaf of honey bread from the Fannie Farmer cookbook.