Desserts: Panettone Pudding (Serves 8)

2/3 cup light raisins
6-8  slices panettone (about 6 oz)
2 cups milk
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup rum
1/4 cup dry Marsala
3 eggs
2 T grated orange peel
1/2 t cinnamon
Confectioners' sugar
Preheat oven to 375F.  Butter 12 x 9 x 2" baking dish.  Sprinkle half the raisins in the bottom of dish, top with half of the panettone slices.  Repeat. In medium saucepan, combine milk and sugar, simmer until sugar is dissolved.  Remove from heat and stir in cream, rum, Marsala.  Beat eggs, orange peel and cinnamon, stir in milk mixture. Slowly pour liquid over panettone slices, pressing panettone down to keep it submerges.  Let stand 10 minutes.  Place dish in larger roasting pan, add hot water in roasting pan to 1" depth.  Bake 30 minutes or until knife inserted 2" from edge comes out clean and top is golden.  Just before serving, sift confect sugar over top.  Serve warm or chilled, cut into squares.