Banana Bread Pudding W/ Wheat Bread

This was a huge hit, even with non-bread-pudding fans. It's almost french-toast-like in flavor and very firm.

• Ready In: 2 hrs 30 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1  loaf  stale  whole wheat bread
• 1  quart milk (1%)
• 3  eggs
• 1  cup sugar
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  almond flavoring
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 4  ripe bananas, mashed
• 1⁄4 teaspoon sea salt

Directions

1. Cut bread into 1" cubes. Put bread and milk in bowl and set in fridge for 1 hour, stirring occasionally to make sure all bread gets soaked.
2. Heat oven to 325 degrees. Spray/oil 9x13 glass baking dish.
3. In separate bowl, whisk together sugar, eggs, vanilla, almond flavoring, and cinnamon until frothy.
4. Remove bread from fridge. Sprinkle with salt and stir. Add egg mixture and stir until well blended.
5. Fold in bananas, stirring gently until banana is evenly distributed.
6. Pout into baking dish and bake for 1 hour 15 minutes, or until golden brown and mostly firm (should barely jiggle when moved).
7. Cool and serve.