Bread Pudding

This is a great general recipe guideline....you can add all kinds of other dried fruits and spices, for example: nutmeg, raisins or prunes, crystalized ginger, dried blueberries etc.

4 TBS butter/olive oil/coconut oil
6 cups bread cut or torn into 1 inch chunks
2 cups half and half/soy milk/almond milk etc
4 eggs
3/4 cups maple syrup or other sweetener
1/2 tsp cinnamon
pinch of salt.

Butter/oil your baking dish with oil, then put the bread into the pan and combine the rest of the ingredients and pour over the bread. Turn oven to 350 degrees and place a weighted plate over the bread pudding. Remove plate and bake in oven for 35-45 minutes.