Bread pudding

This is one of the easiest recipes for a delicious bread pudding.  The pudding turns out perfectly moist, a beautiful golden color and you wont believe how much it raises when you bake it!  It's great for breakfast or dessert. The original recipe is from www.food.com.  Enjoy!

Ingredients

Bread (French or Italian) - 1 lb
Sugar - 2 cups
Eggs - 8
Milk - 5 cups
Vanilla - 1 tbsp
Cinnamon - 1 tsp

Method

Slice the bread into 1 inch sizes and leave them on a tray for a day.
 

In a separate bowl, combine eggs and sugar till the egg yolks are broken.  Add milk, vanilla and cinnamon to the egg mixture and beat it well.

Now, add the bread pieces to the custard mixture and soak the bread for 2-3 hours or overnight.

Grease a 9 x 13 pan and pour the bread mixture along with the custard into the pan. Sprinkle some raisins on the top and bake it in the oven at 350 F for 11/2 hours.

The pudding is ready when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.  Enjoy!