Nutty-Grainy Bread Pudding

8-10 large pieces of bread

~ crusts cut off and cubed

1c coconut

1c chopped walnuts or pecans

1½c milk

½t salt

1c raisins-craisins-dried sweet cherries

½c sugar, white or brown

1t cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice

1-2T Balsamic vinegar

3 eggs

1 stick melted butter

In a buttered 9x13” glass pan, layer the bread cubes, coconut and nuts. In a medium bowl, combine milk, salt, raisins, sugar, spice and stir. 

Warm just a little in the microwave to plump up the raisins. Let these ingredients rest in the bowl half an hour. Then add vinegar, eggs and butter. Whisk together well, then pour over bread, coconut and nuts in the pan. Let stand again while preheating oven to 350°. Bake 35 minutes, covered with foil, then uncovered 5 minutes until mixture is set, lightly browned all over and a knife inserted half way to center comes out clean. Serve warm or cold for breakfast or dessert. . .Lin