Bread-and-Butter Pudding

Buttered oval gratin dish, sprinkle 2 tablespoons of the golden raisins and currants.

Arrange sliced bread to cover the dish drizzle melted butter over it.

In a bowl with an electric mixer, beat eggs and egg yolk until they are combined; add 1/4 cup sugar a little at a time, and beat the mixture until it ribbons.

Whisk in the heavy cream and strain the mixture over the bread.

Sprinkle with remaining raisins and currants.

Set the gratin dish in a baking pan and pour enough hot water into the pan to reach halfway up the sides of the dish.

At 300° for 1 hour.

Remove the dish from the pan, sprinkle the pudding with 1 tablespoon sugar and put the dish under a preheated broiler for 1 to 2 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and the sugar is caramelized.

Serves 6 to 8.