using leftover bread

[cellio]

Ok, foodies, help me out here. :-)

I have most of a loaf of not-very-good challah left over. (Not my usual brand.) I often turn stray ends of challah into bread crumbs, but I've got plenty right now. I could make french toast or grilled cheese sandwiches, but that won't use most of it before it turns green and fuzzy.

I understand that "bread pudding" is a common answer to this dilemma. I can certainly hunt up recipes, but if any of you have particular favorites, that'd be better than choosing randomly among plausible-sounding Google results. :-) And if you've got other suggestions for using leftover bread that doesn't rate just being bread, I'd love to hear 'em. (I'm not planning to cook any whole birds in the next couple weeks.)

Comments

[paquerette.livejournal.com]

I don't use a recipe for bread pudding. I just hack it up, mix in some milk and an egg or 2 and cinnamon, make it good and soggy. Raisins or currants if you like that sort of thing. Bake until browned. Melt some butter, add powdered sugar and whiskey and pour over each serving.

It's hard to eat very much of it, though. It fills you up fast and you wish you could eat more than you can. ;)

[cellio]

Thanks! I hadn't thought of toppings (at the time of serving).