Homemade Bread and Butter Pudding

Finally something which tasted good! I was bored and so decided to bake. Trawling through the internet for recipes, I saw this - Bread and Butter Pudding.

I have made bread and butter pudding before but that was based on a verbal recipe and I tend to modify it. So this is made using a proper recipe which I got from http://www.allrecipes.com/

I modified it a little as I don't have a square pan here. Instead I used the loaf tin. I used 7 slices of bread, including the 2 ends for a crispy crusty top. I added 3 eggs instead of 4 and sprinkled with cocoa powder. There is no cinnamon powder here so I substituted with all spice but using 1/4 tsp instead of the full tsp as I don't care much for the spices.

Verdict? It was good :) But I felt it was a bit too sweet. Maybe I should have reduce the sugar to just 1/2 cup instead of the 3/4 cup.

Here is the recipe I used:

INGREDIENTS
6 slices day-old bread
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 cup raisins (optional)
4 eggs, beaten
2 cups milk
3/4 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Break bread into small pieces into an 8 inch square baking pan. Drizzle melted butter or margarine over bread. If desired, sprinkle with raisins.
3. In a medium mixing bowl, combine eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla. Beat until well mixed. Pour over bread, and lightly push down with a fork until bread is covered and soaking up the egg mixture.
4. Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until the top springs back when lightly tapped.