Bread-And-Butter Pudding

Directions

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   In a
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   buttered oval gratin dish, sprinkle 2 tablespoons of the golden
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   raisins and currants.
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   Arrange sliced bread to cover the dish
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   and
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   drizzle melted butter over it.
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   In a bowl with an electric
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   mixer, beat eggs and egg yolk until they are combined; add 1/4
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   cup sugar a little at a time, and beat the mixture until it ribbons.
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    Whisk in the heavy cream and strain the mixture
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    over the bread.
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    Sprinkle with remaining raisins and currants.
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    Set the
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    gratin
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    dish in a baking pan and pour enough hot water into the pan to reach halfway up the sides of the dish.
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    Bake
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    at 300° for 1 hour.
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    Remove the dish from the pan, sprinkle
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    the pudding with 1 tablespoon sugar and put the dish under a
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    preheated broiler
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    for 1 to 2 minutes, or until the top
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    is golden brown and the sugar is caramelized.
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    Serves 6 to 8.