2 cups whole milk
1 cup sugar
4 large eggs
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt
7 slices crustless white bread, cut into 3/4-inch cubes (about 3 1/2 cups)
1 large Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
2/3 cup raisins
Additional ground cinnamon

Vanilla ice cream
apple, raisin, bread

1 cup apricot preserves
3 tablespoons orange liqueur (such as Grand Marnier)

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup (packed) almond paste (from 7-ounce roll), crumbled
1/2 cup sliced almonds, divided
apricot, orange, shortbread

2 Cups Pizza Beer (if you don't have pizza beer use a malty unfiltered ale low in hop flavor Redhook Sun Rye works good)

7 cups all purpose flour (or flour of your choice)

2 dry yeast packets

1/4 cup Olive oil

1 Tablespoon Salt

2 Egg Whites
bread

BANANA BREAD PUDDING:
1/3 cup raisins or currants
2 tablespoons plus 1/4 cup dark rum
2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter
3 bananas, peeled, halved crosswise and then lengthwise
5 tablespoons sugar
2 cups whipping cream
4 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

8 ounces firm white bread slices, crusts trimmed, each slice cut into 3 strips
1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans (about 2 ounces)

Rum Sauce

RUM SAUCE:
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
1/2 cup whipping cream
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
Pinch of salt
2 tablespoons dark rum
banana, bread, pudding