3 bread pudding tender Recipes

milk, sugar, vanilla, cornstarch, pepperidge farm original white bread (it makes for a firmer pudding, however i have used old stale hard rolls and it works well), handfulls raisins (optional), whole milk, eggs, white sugar, vanilla, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg

herbed country bread or other crusty country bread cut into 3/4-inch cubes, bacon, sliced fresh mushrooms, leeks, white and tender green parts only, cut into 3/4-inch pieces, garlic, minced, granny smith apples (1 lb.) or pears, cored and cut into wedges, eggs, lightly beaten, milk, aged provolone cheese, shredded, salt, freshly ground black pepper