Apple and Spice Bread Pudding

Apple and Spice Bread Pudding

3 medium apples, peeled and chopped
3 cups cubed day old bread
2 large spoons of butter
a scoop of raisins [ boiled &drained]
2 cups milk
4 eggs
a fist of packed brown sugar
drop of vanilla
a generous pinch of cinnamon

Cook apples and butter in skillet until soft. In a 1 1/2 qt. buttered casserole dish combine apples, bread cubes and raisins. In another bowl beat together eggs ,milk ,brown sugar, vanilla and cinnamon and pour over apple mixture. Cover and refrigerate overnight .Bake in a 350 oven until knife inserted in center comes clean, about 45 to 55 minutes. Serve hot, warm or chilled with Apple Butter.