Old Fashioned Bread Pudding

from p.k.

Ingredients

Ingredient	Single Batch	Double Batch	Triple Batch
Soft bread crumsb	3 cups	6 cups	9 cups
milk, scalded with butter	2 cups milk, 1/4 cup butter	4 cups milk, 1/2 cup butter	6 cups milk, 3/4 cup butter
sugar	1/2 cup	1 cup	1 1/2 cup
eggs, slightly beaten	2 eggs	4 eggs	6 eggs
salt	1/4 tsp	1/2 tsp	3/4 tsp
cinnamon or nutmeg	1 tsp	2 tsp	3 tsp
seedless raisins	1/2 cup	1 cup	1 1/2 cup

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350F
2. Place bread crumbs in 1 1/2 qt baking dish
3. blend in remaining ingredients
4. Place baking dish in a pan of hot water (1" deep)
5. Bake 40-45m or until knife inserted 1" from the edge comes out clean

Serve warm with cream, 6-8 servings