Bread Pudding

Ingredients:

4 cups bread cubes (lightly packed into cup-4/5 slices)

1/2 cup brown sugar (packed)

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 cup raisins (optional)

2 cups milk

1/4 cup butter

2 eggs

Preparation:

Spread bread cubes evenly in 8" round dish. Sprinkle evenly with brown sugar, salt, then raisins. Measure milk into 1-qt. measuring cup. Add butter. MICROWAVE at High 4 Minutes, until butter is melted and milk is warm. Rapidly stir in eggs with a fork and mix well. Pour over bread cubes in dish.
Microwave at Medium High 9-12 minutes, rotating dish (if mw has no turntable) 1/4 turn after 6 minutes. When cooked, center may still be slightly soft but will set up as pudding cools. Serve warm or chilled.

Makes about 6 servings.