Recipe - Capirotada - Mexican Bread Pudding

4 cup Boiling water
2 cup Brown sugar
1 Whole clove
1 Stick cinnamon
One fourth cup Butter
1 Loaf raisin bread; cut in
1" cubes
1 cup Raisins
1 cup Chopped walnuts
One fourth pound Shredded monterey jack
cheese
One fourth pound Shredded colby cheese;
longhorn style

To one quart boiling water add brown sugar, clove, cinnamon, and butter.
Simmer until light syrup forms, then remove the clove and cinnamon. Cut 1
loaf raisin bread into cubes and dry in 250F oven until crusty. Rinse 1 cup
raisins in hot water, then drain. In a large buttered baking dish,
continuously layer the bread cubes, raisins, walnuts, Monterey Jack cheese,
and longhorn cheese (cheddarjack) until all ingredients are used. Spoon
the hot syrup evenly over the bread mixture. Bake in a preheated oven at
350F for 30 minutes. Serve hot or cold. Makes 6 to 8 portions.
Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #177

Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 06:06:46 0700

From: "Keri, J. (Mike)" mkeri@img.net
NOTES : A Eugenia Potter Mystery
Written by Nancy Pickard (creator of Jenny Cain)
character created by Virginia Rich