Old Fashioned Bread Pudding

• 12 slices stale or lightly toasted bread, diced
• 3 c. light cream
• 3 egg yolks, well beaten
• 1/3 c. sugar
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 1/4 c. peach preserves
• 1/2 c. seedless raisins
• Hard Sauce (recipe follows)

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0.
2. Place bread in a buttered 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish.
3. Next, blend together cream, egg yolks, sugar, salt, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg.
4. Add preserves and raisins. Beat well and pour over the bread.
5. Stir gently with a fork until the ingredients are well blended.
6. Place dish in a pan containing 1-inch of hot water and bake for 45 minutes or until almost set in the center.
7. Serve with Hard Sauce.

bread, light cream, egg yolks, sugar, salt, vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, peach preserves, raisins, sauce

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=13159 (may not work)