Cooking time: 12 minutes.

Utensils:
9 inch glass dish
4 cup measuring cup (glass)
2 cup measuring cup (glass)

Servings: 8

6 slices white bread, torn into sm. pieces
2 c. milk
1 tbsp. butter
2 eggs, beaten
1 1/4 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. raisins

Place bread in dish. Heat milk and butter on high power 3 minutes in 4 cup measuring cup. Stir small amount of hot milk into beaten eggs. Return eggs to milk. Add sugar, salt, cinnamon, vanilla and raisins. Pour mixture over bread pieces. Cook on high 7 minutes. Cook 2 minutes longer, if center is not firm.

1/4 c. butter
1/2 c. sugar
2 tbsp. rum

Mix sugar and rum together in 2 cup measuring cup. Add butter. Cook on high 2 minutes. Serve warm over bread pudding.