Title: Bread pudding made with french bread
 Categories: Breads, Desserts
      Yield: 1 Servings
 
      8 oz Stale, dense, french bread
      4 tb Butter, softened
    1/2 c  Dried cherries or raisins
      3    Large eggs
    2/3 c  Plus 2 tb sugar
      4 ts Vanilla extract
    1/2 ts Almond extract
      1 pn Salt
      4 c  Milk, heated
    1/4 ts Cinnamon
 
  Slice bread 1/2" thick.  Butter 1 side of each slice.
   Butter 1 1/2 qt. shallow baking dish.  Arrange one half the bread,
  buttered side up, in single layer in dish. Sprinkle with cherries or
  raisins.  Top with another layer of bread slices. Whisk eggs, 1/2 cup
  sugar and vanilla and almond extracts, and salt in bowl. Whisk in hot
  milk. Pour custard over bread.
   Press bread into custard.  Let stand 30 minutes.
   Press again. Preat oven to 350 degrees.  Place baking dish in larger
  baking pan. Combine remaining sugar and cinnamon in bowl. Sprinkle
  over pudding. Pour boiling water in large pan halfway up side of
  dish. Bake 45 to 50 minutes until golden. Serve warm with cream.