Bread Pudding

6 slices of white bread
7 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/4 cups of sugar
3 cups half and half
1 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 Tablespoon cinnamon powder
1/2 cup packed raisins

Mix together the eggs, vanilla and 1 1/4 cup of sugar in a medium size mixing bowl until sugar is dissolved. DO NOT WHIP. Add half and half and heavy cream slowly to egg mixture until well blended. Mix sugar, cinnamon powder and raisins in a small bowl. Lay white bread in a 9x13 inch deep baking pan. Sprinkle the cinnamon/sugar/raisins mixture on top. Poor liquid mixture on top, pushing bread down when it begins to float. Soak bread well. Cover pan with foil. Place on a sheet pan filled with water. Bake in a pre-heated 320 degree oven for 1 hour or until pudding is firm on top and no liquid is showing. Take out of oven, remove foil from pan. Let cool and serve.

Lemon Pudding Dessert

yield12-16 servings

Ingredients

1 cup cold butter
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 carton (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed, divided
3 cups cold milk
2 packages (3.4 ounces each) instant lemon pudding mix

Directions
In a bowl, cut butter into the flour until crumbly. Press into an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until set. Cool on a wire rack.
In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Fold in 1 cup whipped topping. Spread over crust. In a mixing bowl, beat milk and pudding mix on low speed for 2 minutes. Carefully spread over the cream cheese layer. Top with the remaining whipped topping. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.