5 cups torn stale bread (6 slices)
1/3 cup raisins
1/4 cup butter; in small pieces
4 cups milk or light cream
5 each eggs; lightly beaten
1/2 cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
1 to taste whipped cream (optional)
Combine bread, raisins and butter in a 12- x 8-inch cake pan. Whisk together milk, eggs, honey, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg. Pour over bread mixture and allow to rest for 1 hour. Bake in a 325 F oven until it just begins to puff up, about 65 minutes. Serve each portion with a dollop of whipped cream.
Yield: 12 servings