Old Fashioned Bread Pudding

Ingredients

• 12 -14 slices stale bread, cut into large cubes
• 1/4 cup melted butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 5 eggs (which I prefer to use) or 5 Egg Beaters egg substitute (which I prefer to use)
• 4 cups warm half-and-half or 4 cups whole milk
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3/4 cup white sugar (scant)