Betty'S Old-Fashioned Bread Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 cups bread, torn into coarse crumbs or cubed
1/2 cup raisins
2 cups milk
4 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (I use 3/4 cinnamon and 1/4 nutmeg) or 1 teaspoon nutmeg (I use 3/4 cinnamon and 1/4 nutmeg)
2 eggs, slightly beaten

Preparation

Butter the inside of a 1 1/2 quart baking dish. (I use an 8\" square pan.).
In the baking dish, place bread and raisins.
In a small bowl, whisk together sugar, salt and spices.
In a small saucepan, heat milk and butter until butter is melted. Remove from heat.
Add sugar mixture and stir to dissolve. Allow to cool slightly and add eggs, whisking to combine.
Add egg mixture to bread, letting it soak in while you preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Bake for 40-45 minutes, until a knife, inserted in the center, comes out clean.
Serve warm, with or without cream.