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Ingredients:
4 cups of Italian bread cut into 1" cubes
1/4 cup melted margarine
3 eggs
1 cup milk
1 cup half and half
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsps vanilla
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup sliced bananas
Sauce:
3 Tbsps margarine
2 Tbsps sugar
1 Tbsp cornstarch
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla
Lay bread cubes on clean work surface for one hour allowing bread to
dry out slightly. Place the bread cubes in greased casserole. Melt
margarine. Drizzle over, cubes and toss. In a bowl beat eggs, milk
sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Stir in bananas. Mix
with bread cubes. Bake, uncovered, at 375 for 45-50 minutes or until
a knife inserted comes out clean. Prepare sauce by melting margarine.
Combine sugar and cornstarch. Add to butter. Stir in milk and syrup.
Cook over medium heat stirring often, until it comes to a full boil.
Boil for one minute. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Serve warm
sauce over pudding. Yield: 6-8 servings.
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