Bread pudding. Every good cook should make it once, and then maybe just move on. It's been done to death and in every horrible form imaginable. But, it's a forgiving introduction to custard, and if you do it right, it's pretty tasty.

I had some French bread in the freezer for bread pudding, but I didn’t know when I was going to make it. I saw “Chef John” make something that resembled a bread pudding using a syrup. I thought it would be a good idea to incorporate a syrup into this bread pudding.

Today, an old-fashioned recipe: bread pudding!If you follow my Instagram, you know I completely messed up the first two sourdough breads I tried to make.After two disastrous attempts, I'm trying a new starter, but what should I do with this failed bread?The crumb is still moist and dense... in some spots, it's even undercooked, despite baking for an hour at 465°F (240°C)...Anyway, let's forget the failures and try to make something out of it, because there's no way I'm throwing it all away! I made at least 2.2 pounds (1 kilo) of underbaked bread, and I'm owning it.So here's a bread pudding, that classic dish from England made with stale bread, back on my table. I say "back" because my mom used to make it for us when I was little. I haven't had it since then...Traditionally, it includes raisins, but I didn't have any, so this one is plain with a pinch of cinnamon.After letting my bread go stale for 3 days—which was enough since it was already a flop—I got started on the recipe:

If you like bread pudding you'll love this one.

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Easy tasty bread pudding with simple ingredients.