Ingredients

  • 4 cups bread cubes, stale
  • 4 eggs, beaten
  • 1/3 cup raisins
  • 2 1/4 cups light cream
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon fresh nutmeg, grated
  • TOPPING
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar

Method

  • Grease a 2 quart, oven safe dish or casserole.
  • Put dried bread cubes in dish and sprinkle with dried fruit.
  • Mix together eggs, cream, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg until well combined.
  • Pour egg mixture over top of bread cubes.
  • Allow to sit at least 30 minutes, but more time is better.
  • Mix crumb topping by cutting the butter into the flour and brown sugar.
  • Sprinkle topping over the pudding mixture and bake in an oven preheated to 350 degrees F.
  • Bake for 45 minutes to an hour.
  • Remove from oven when a skewer inserted near the center comes out clean, but there is still a little pudding on it. There will be carry over cooking, so keep that in mind.
  • Let cool to desired temperature. This is great warm or cold.