Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 14 cup brown sugar
  • 14 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 14 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 12 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 slices bread, cubed (a good quality Italian bread works nicely)
  • 4 very ripe bananas, mashed
  • grated lemon peel

Method

  • Whisk eggs, milk, sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, and vanilla extract.
  • Add bread and let stand for 5 minutes.
  • Stir in the bananas.
  • Grease a 1 1/2-quart casserole.
  • Add the bread mixture.
  • Place the dish in a larger baking pan and add hot water until it reaches 1 1/2 inches up the sides of the inside pan.
  • Bake at 350F for 50 minutes.
  • Remove the casserole from the water and allow to cool on a wire rack for 10 to 15 minutes.
  • Sprinkle with lemon peel.