BREAD AND BUTTER PUDDING

INGREDIENTS: 

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 cup sugar 

4 Tablespoons butter or margarine, more or less as needed, at room temperature 

5 slices crust-on white bread

1/2 cup raisins...

2 cups milk 

2 eggs

DIRECTIONS:

*Preheat oven to 350 degrees F./180 C 

*Add cinnamon to sugar in cup and mix well. 

*Set aside. 

*Generously spread one side of each piece of bread with butter or margarine. 

*Cutting diagonally, slice each in half. 

*Arrange triangle slices in pan, slightly overlapping, with butter-side 

up and cut edges facing the same direction, making a spiral. 

*As you add the bread, sprinkle with sugar, cinnamon, and raisins. 

*Put milk in small bowl, add eggs, and using whisk or fork, mix to blend well. 

*Pour milk mixture over bread and raisins in baking pan. 

*Set aside for about 15 minutes for bread to absorb liquid. 

*Bake in oven for about 30 minutes, or until top is golden brown. 

*Serve the pudding while still warm in individual dessert bowls. 

*It is eaten plain or with cream poured over it.