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Prep Time 0:10

Cook Time 0:22

True confession: last Friday I bought a fresh whole-wheat baguette to have with dinner. True confession: today I remembered that half of it remained, still in its brown paper bag. Unsurprisingly, it was rock-hard. Rather than throw it away, I did what any true BrokeAss would do: I made bread pudding. Waste not, want not.

• Ingredients
• 1/2 baguette (ideally stale), cut into cubes $2
• 1 1/2 cups milk $1.50 for 1 pint
• 2 eggs $1.50 for 6
• 1 small piece ginger, peeled and minced $1
• 1/3 cup sugar Pantry
• 1/8 cup blackstrap molasses $3 for 10 oz.
• 1/2 cup fresh blueberries $2
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter, plus more to grease the pan. $1 for a stick
• powdered sugar for garnish $1.50

Total Cost of Ingredients $13.50

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease an 8” pie plate with butter.

In a medium bowl, whisk together milk, eggs, and molasses. Gently stir in sugar and ginger until well-incorporated. Add bread and allow to soak for 5-10 minutes, until most of the liquid has been absorbed.

Use a spatula to scrape the bread mixture into the greased pie plate. Sprinkle with the blueberries and dot with butter. Bake for 20-22 minutes or until crisp on the outside and soft on the inside.

Allow to cool for 5-10 minutes before dusting with powdered sugar and serving.

Serves 6.