Church Potluck White Chocolate Bread Pudding

Description
I obtained this recipe from my pastor's wife in 1981.

Ingredients

 * 5 large eggs
 * ¼ pound unsalted butter
 * 1 cup heavy cream at room temperature
 * 2 cups milk at room temperature
 * 1 loaf raisin bread, crumbled
 * 1-1/4 pound grated white chocolate
 * 3/4 cup sugar

Directions

 * 1) Preheat the oven to 350. Remove the crust from the bread and soak it in the heated milk and cream.
 * 2) Beat the mixture by hand or in a mixer until the pieces of bread are reduced to the size you want.
 * 3) Melt the chocolate and butter in a double boiler and incorporate that into the bread mixture.
 * 4) In a separate mixing bowl, beat the eggs and sugar until creamy.
 * 5) Add that to the bread mixture and stir until uniform.
 * 6) Transfer the batter to a buttered pan and place that pan in a larger pan of hot water in the oven.
 * 7) Bake for 45 minutes, or until the center is set.

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