Bread Pudding

This is my mom's bread pudding recipe that she found in a magazine shortly after she and my dad were married. It is a wonderful comfort food for cool fall and winter days!

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 1⁄3 cup sugar
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon allspice
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ginger
• 3  cups milk, scalded
• 3  eggs, slightly beaten
• 2  tablespoons margarine
• 3  cups  bread, cubed
• 1⁄2 cup raisins

• Topping

• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 3⁄4 cup water
• 2  tablespoons flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1  dash salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350°F.
2. Combine sugar, cinnamon, allspice, and ginger.
3. Add scalded milk slowly to eggs; mix well.
4. Add sugar-spice mixture and margarine. Stir until sugar dissolves.
5. Combine bread cubes (dried) and raisins in buttered 1 1/2 quart casserole.
6. Pour custard mixture over; mix.
7. Place casserole in larger pan with some water in the bottom of it.
8. Bake one hour or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean.
9. To make topping combine sugar, water, flour, cinnamon, and salt.
10. Bring to boil.
11. After taking off heat, add vanilla.