Scream-of-Consciousness

The Secret Bread Pudding Recipe.
A number of folks have been asking for this one, and I'm sick of writing it down, so here it is for the last time. This recipe is dedicated to my long-ago Liverpudlian housemate, Sandy. The first time I ever made bread pudding, she looked over my shoulder as she sipped her nasty thrice-microwaved mug of Lipton and said "my, how exotic". The recipe has changed a bit since then. Obviously, the better your ingredients, the better it will taste. Use imitation vanilla flavoring and I will shoot you where you stand.

1 large loaf challah or brioche, diced about 1/2" on a side.
1 quart milk, real or soy
6 eggs
1 c raw sugar
1 tsp salt
1 T pure vanilla
1 bag semisweet chocolate chunks
1 bag frozen raspberries or cherries
1 log marzipan, quartered lengthwise and then sliced about 1/4" thick.

Mix. Put in large baking thingy. Bake at 350 for about half an hour, or until the center is springy instead of squodgy when you prod at it with a finger. That's it.

posted by lisamarlene @ 9:58 PM