Raisin Bread Pudding is an excellent finish to a great meal. Give it a try your family will love it. This is a microwave recipe.

Ingredients:

4 slices of  raisin bread cubed ( look in here for the raisin bread recipe )

1/4 cup raisins

3 eggs

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups milk

2 tablespoons butter

cinnamon

In a 2 quart microwave safe casserole dish mix the raisin bread and raisins. Set aside. In a medium bowl add eggs and beat well then add sugar and vanilla and blend in. In a medium sauce pan heat the milk and butter until steaming hot. Gradually stir in the egg mixture to the milk mixtue and then pour over bread in casserole dish. Sprinkle the dish with cinnamon and place a piece of wax paper over the dish. Set the microwave to cook at 50%. Place dish in microwave and cook for 12-14 minutes. For best results let sit while you eat dinner and serve warm for dessert.

There is nothing like warm Raisin Bread fresh out of the oven.

Ingredients:

1 pound brown sugar

1/4 pound butter

3 eggs

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1 pound flour

3 teaspoons baking powder

1 pint milk

1 box raisins

1 teaspoon vanilla

In a medium bowl cream butter and sugar. Add unbeaten eggs one at a time and beat. In a seperate bowl sift the dry ingredients together. Add flour mixture slowly to the egg mixture. Add milk alternately with flour mixture. When well mixed add in vanilla and raisins. Pour batter in 2 greased bread pans and bake at 350 degrees for 60 minutes.