Easy Southern Bread Pudding

• 8 slices stale bread
• 4 large eggs
• 3/4 cup brown sugar (firmly packed in)
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup raisins (optional)
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 cups evaporated milk (also called 'carnation' or 'condensed' milk)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Melt butter (set aside).
3. Cut the slices of bread into cubes (set aside.
4. Beat eggs and add the brown sugar, vanilla extract, 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon, and evaporated milk (MIX WELL TOGETHER).
5. Lightly grease or butter aluminum pan or casserole baking dish.
6. Put bread cubes into aluminum pan and add raisins. Pour melted butter over it .
7. Pour mixture (brown sugar, vanilla extract, 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon,milk) over it.
8. Sprinkle the remaining cinnamon on top of bread mixture.
9. Place in the oven for 1 hour or until brown.

bread, eggs, brown sugar, cinnamon, raisins, butter, milk, vanilla

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/easy-southern-bread-pudding-346007 (may not work)