Bread Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup brandy or 1/2 cup water
1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted
8 -10 slices dry bread
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon allspice
3 eggs
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups milk, scald & cooled

Preparation

Cover raisins with brandy or water.
Set aside.
Melt butter or margarine.
Break up bread, set aside.
Combine brown sugar, cinnamon, allspice.
Reserve 3 tablespoons of this mixture for topping.
Pour melted margarine on before you toss the bread crumbs. Your sugar mixture will stick better that way.
Toss bread with remaining sugar mixture.
Place 1/2 of bread mixture in a lightly greased 1 1/2 quart baking dish.
Drain raisins, place 1/2 raisins over bread crumbs.
Repeat layers.
Combine egg, salt, and vanilla in a bowl.
Beat for 1 minute.
Add milk slowly.
Pour over mix in dish.
Let stand for 5 minutes.
Sprinkle reserved sugar mix on top.
Bake at 325F for 45 to 50 minutes.