OK, this is probably a little strange, posting a recipe for banana pudding. BUT...let me just say...Liam ate it. The boy who won't eat a piece of meat that possibly has the teeny tiniest bit of brown on the crust of his chicken tenders, or one that has crust that is slightly mushier than the rest of the crust...you see what I'm saying. And a casserole, or anything that is mushed up together so that every particle is not clearly discernible at a glance...NEVER. But this bread pudding (looking mushy and weird and gooey) he actually ate without flinching (much). It could be because he saw me put all the chocolate chips in it, and he really wanted those chocolate chips. Or because it is so incredibly sweet it might give you a headache. Whatever. I just couldn't believe he ate it.
And the reason I made bread pudding in the first place? Well, it started with the fact that I found my old Pampered Chef device for making round, sealed sandwiches. I bought this when I was probably...oh...about 25. Because every 20-something, single woman needs to make small, round sandwiches, right??? I can only say that I am easily suckered in by the Pampered Chef marketing. So, 14.5 yrs later, I run across this device...and I DO have small children now, and I'm thinking "See, I knew this would come in handy". And, as it turns out, my kids love to eat small, round, sealed sandwiches much more than regular, square, unsealed sandwiches. Something to note before starting this fad: it is a colossal waste of bread. My guilt over the 40%-per-slice bread wastage made me try to think of a good use of old bread pieces. And then it hit me- bread pudding! Not to mention bread pudding totally reminds me of my mother, and my childhood. Not that we had it all the time....but we had it occasionally enough, and it was always in the "special pan", and it was wonderful, sickly sweet, with a congealed texture that I almost didn't like, but couldn't help but like, at least in small doses. It has good memories. This recipe is NOT my mother's recipe. But it has bananas and chocolate chips, and Liam ate it. :-) So enjoy...I don't know if bread pudding is a universal thing, or something regional...but it is good.
I will admit that while Liam ate several bites, I was the one who really finished the pan. I'm not sure that circle sandwiches are worth the extra weight from all the bread pudding I will have to make...
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