OLD FASHIONED BREAD PUDDING

 

Ingredients

• 2 cups milk
• 5 tablespoons butter
• 6 cups cubed stale French bread
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 cup whiskey or rum
• 1/2 cup raisins soaked in whiskey for 2 hours
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar

Instructions
Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C) .
Scald the milk, add the butter and pour hot liquid over the bread cubes. Soak about 5 minutes then add sugar, eggs, whiskey and spices. Add the raisins.
Pour mixture into buttered baking dish. Set the dish in a pan of hot water and bake until knife inserted in the center comes out clean, or about one hour.