Apricot Bread Pudding
["1/2 c. raisins", "5 dried apricots, cut into quarters", "6 slices bread (preferably egg bread)", "1/2 c. butter (at room temperature)", "6 eggs", "3/4 c. sugar", "3 c. milk (hot)", "2 tsp. vanilla extract", "1/2 c. apricot jam or jelly"]
["Place raisins and apricots in a bowl.", "Cover with boiling water.", "Soften 10 minutes; drain well.", "Sprinkle half the fruit in the bottom of a buttered 8-inch square baking dish.", "Butter bread and arrange, buttered side up, on top of fruit, overlapping, if necessary.", "Sprinkle with remaining fruit."]
["raisins", "quarters", "bread", "butter", "eggs", "sugar", "milk", "vanilla extract", "apricot"]