Ingredients

  • Pudding
  • 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
  • 4 eggs, beaten
  • 2 1/2 cups milk
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 8 cups French bread cubes (1/2-inch)
  • 2 cups fresh blueberries
  • 1 teaspoon grated fresh lemon rind
  • Custard Sauce
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 dash salt
  • 1 cup milk, scalded
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh lemon rind

Method

  • Pudding: Melt butter in a 13x9x2-inch baking dish; set aside.
  • Combine next 4 ingredients in a large bowl; beat well.
  • Add bread cubes, and let stand 5 minutes.
  • Fold in blueberries and lemon rind; spoon into prepared dish.
  • Bake at 350* for 35 minutes or until lightly browned and puffed.
  • Serve warm with Custard Sauce.
  • Yield: 10 servings Custard Sauce: Combine eggs, sugar, and salt in top of a double boiler, beating well.
  • Gradually stir about 1/2 cup milk into egg mixture; add remaining milk, stirring constantly.
  • Bring water in bottom of double boiler to a boil.
  • Reduce heat to low; cook custard over hot water, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes or until mixture thickens.
  • Cool slightly.
  • Add vanilla and lemon rind.
  • Yield: 1 1/3 cups.