Mom
5 slices bread
2 T butter
1/2 cup raisins (opt)
3 cups milk, scald
3 eggs
1/4 tsp salt (opt, I add just a pinch)
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350°. Toast bread lightly and spread with butter. cut into quarters or halves. Fit neatly in a buttered loaf pan, overlapping slightly. Sprinkle raisins between slices. Heat milk but do not boil. Remove from heat (this is scalding) and cool slightly. Beat eggs slightly in a 2 quart bowl. Stir in salt and all but 2T of the sugar. Slowly add hot milk & vanilla, beating as you add so eggs do not cook. Pour over toast and let bread soak up the milk. Blend sugar & cinnamon and sprinkle over the top. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until point of knife comes out clean.
