Deluxe Bread Pudding

Yield: 6-8 servings

Ingredients

4 slices bread

2 tablespoons butter or margarine

1/3 cup brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/3 cup raisins

3 eggs, slightly beaten

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

Dash salt

2 1/2 cups milk, scalded

Directions:

Heat oven to 350 F. Butter 1 1/2-quart casserole. Toast bread slices lightly. Spread with butter; sprinkle with brown sugar and then cinnamon. Put 2 toast slices together, making 2 sandwiches. Premove crusts; cut each sandwich into 4 rectangles. Arrange rectangles in single layer in casserole; sprinkle with raisins.

Blend eggs, granulated sugar, vanilla and salt. Gradually stir in milk; pour over toast rectangles. Place casserole in pan of very hot water (1 inch deep). Bake 65 to 70 minutes or until knife inserted halfway between center and edge comes out clean. Remove casserole from water. Serve pudding warm or cold.

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