Old Fashioned Bread Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. milk
4 c. coarse bread crumbs
1/4 c. butter, melted
1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 c. seeded raisins
1 tsp. cinnamon or nutmeg

Preparation

Heat milk to scalding.
Pour over bread.
Cool and add the melted butter, sugar, eggs, salt, raisins and spice.
Pour into 1 1/2-quart casserole that has been buttered.
Set the casserole in a pan of hot water 1 inch deep.
Bake at 350\u00b0 until silver knife inserted in pudding comes out clean, about 1 hour.
Serve warm with lemon sauce if desired, or cream.