Old-Fashioned Southern Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce — Don’t Lose This Recipe Subtitle: Warm, Creamy, Deeply Comforting The moment after gumbo, when the table grows quiet and something sweet arrives. Soft bread soaked in custard, baked until golden, then wrapped in a heavy vanilla cream that moves slow and shines in the light. This is how the South closes a meal — gently, warmly, without hurry. Don’t Lose This Recipe. Ingredients Bread Pudding 6 cups day-old bread, torn into large pieces 2 cu