1. Combine milk, egg, sugar and few drops of vanilla essence.
2. Place the bread and raisins in a basin and pour in the milk mixture.
3. Cover with a cloth and steam for 1 1/2 hours.
4. Serve with custard sauce.

Custard sauce:

1. Boil the milk.Beat eggs and sugar together and pour the boiling milk over the mixture, stirring all the time.
2. Return to the saucepan and stir until the mixture thickens.Serve.