Old-Fashioned Bread Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 c. butter, softened
8 slices toasted bread
1/3 c. raisins
4 eggs
1/2 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
2 c. evaporated milk
2 c. boiling water
2 tsp. vanilla
4 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325\u00b0.
Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish. Butter toasted bread.
Cut toast into cubes and place into pan. Sprinkle raisins over toast.
Thoroughly beat eggs, 1/2 cup sugar, salt, milk, water and vanilla.
Pour mixture over toast and let stand for 10 minutes.
Combine remaining 4 teaspoons of sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over bread.
Place dish into shallow baking pan.
Pour hot water into pan to a depth of 1 inch.
Bake 1 hour. Remove dish from water.
Serve warm or chilled.
Serves 8.