Zarine's Favourite Recipe: Bread Pudding

Zarine's Favourite Recipe: Bread Pudding
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Ingredients:

2 eggs, slightly beaten

2 1/4 cups whole milk

1 tsp vanilla essence

1/2 to 1 tsp cinnamon powder

1/4 tsp salt

2 cups 1-inch bread cubes

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup raisins or chopped dates

Method:

In a medium mixing bowl, combine eggs with milk, vanilla essence, cinnamon powder, salt, bread, sugar,u00a0 raisins or dates. Pour into 1 1/2-quarter baking or soufflu00e9 dish which fits in your slow cooker. Place metal trivet (or aluminum foil shaped in a ring to keep the dish off the bottom of the pot) or rack in bottom of crock pot. Add 1/2 cup hot water to the crock pot. Set the baking dish on trivet or foil ring. Cover and cook on high for about 2 hours, until set. Serve bread pudding warm or cool, with sauce of your choice or plain.